MOVIE THEATER DOWNTOWN JAX!?!?!

[Steve]

Giant multiplexes certainly are. He sounded pretty vague, but seeing that we already have a couple smaller theaters downtown, I assume that's what he's talking about.

Many cities have excellent, mid to large theatres downtown:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/southerncalifornian/3398030968/

http://www.amctheatres.com/RiverEast/

I've been to the River East one in Chicago. The theatres are well above the ground floor, giving plenty of room for other retail at the street, plust an insane amount of parking.

[Steve]

The true question would be if there is a market for a theater in DT?  I doubt there is a market for another megaplex in this city right now.  So whatever it is would have to serve a niche, be combined within some other product or given a continuous flowing boat load of public money to keep it afloat.  This is something better left for the market to handle, imo.

I think yes, with a caveat. It would probably cannibalize an existing theatre to a degree. So it's unlike Cinemark or AMC would open downtown.

[Captain Zissou]

I love how the late night musings of a 'new member' on a movie theater generates a 3 page thread in 12 hours but BT's post on poverty goes unnoticed.

[fieldafm]

The true question would be if there is a market for a theater in DT?  I doubt there is a market for another megaplex in this city right now.  So whatever it is would have to serve a niche, be combined within some other product or given a continuous flowing boat load of public money to keep it afloat.   This is something better left for the market to handle, imo.

What you are describing is Five Points and San Marco Theatres.
In fact, Five Points is just like Florida Theatre(tons of commercial space that can be rented out above the theatre and a theatre that serves a niche market), except Jack Shad actually does a better job of bringing good events to Five Points Theatre.

We actually have movies downtown... Movies in the Park in the Spring, Wednesdays at the Main Library and Sundays during the Summer months at Florida Theatre.

[tufsu1]

I love how the late night musings of a 'new member' on a movie theater generates a 3 page thread in 12 hours but BT's post on poverty goes unnoticed.

+100

[Non-RedNeck Westsider]

I love how the late night musings of a 'new member' on a movie theater generates a 3 page thread in 12 hours but BT's post on poverty goes unnoticed.

Everyone likes movies.  No one like poverty.

Had said 'new member' opened with a post on 'Today's State of Affairs in Upper Ghana' - it might have 8 reads.

[Kiva]

The true question would be if there is a market for a theater in DT?  I doubt there is a market for another megaplex in this city right now.  So whatever it is would have to serve a niche, be combined within some other product or given a continuous flowing boat load of public money to keep it afloat. 

There is definitely not the market downtown for a megaplex. But a single screen San Marco/5 Points type might work in Downtown/Springfield, particularly if it served beer/wine/pizza etc. Maybe Shantytown could put up an outdoor screen!

[FlowerPower]

I think our downtown could support a movie theater.  Maybe not a mega-plex but maybe 6-8 screens.   There are a lot of people in Riverside, Avondale, San Marco, Murray Hill etc, who don't like driving all the way out to Regal, or OP, or Tinseltown, or Regency etc. but like movies.  Unfortunately, while I love the San Marco and 5-Points Theater, they usually only have one new movie per week and limited showings.   A downtown theater, if the parking was available, might actually succeed.  He is a link to a review of the downtown theater in Kansas City, MO.  http://www.yelp.com/biz/amc-mainstreet-6-kansas-city

[MusicMan]

I'LL SAY IT AGAIN.
DOWNTOWN COULD EASILY SUPPORT AN IMAX OR IMAX 3-D THREE SCREEN COMPLEX.
ON THE WATER.
WITH ONE MOVIE FOR KIDS.
ONE MOVIE FOR ALL AGES.
ONE MOVIE FOR ADULTS.
GOSH THAT WAS EASY.

P.S THE NEAREST IMAX IS 50-60 MILES AWAY. NO CANIBALS HERE.

[Jaimen]

(DT TALLY)

(DT SAC.)

(DT SAN ANTONIO)

[DT INDIANAPOLIS (WHICH IS AT A MUSEUM)]

DOESNT NECESSARILY HAVE TO BE AS BIG AS SOME OF THOSE AND IT DOESNT HAVE TO BE BUILT IN A NEW FACILITY. JUST FOOD FOR THOUGHT!!!

[Noone]

The true question would be if there is a market for a theater in DT?  I doubt there is a market for another megaplex in this city right now.  So whatever it is would have to serve a niche, be combined within some other product or given a continuous flowing boat load of public money to keep it afloat.  This is something better left for the market to handle, imo.

I agree. Boatload of Public money to keep it afloat sounds like the USS Adams 2010-675 and the one Finance amendment. Everyone will now be pushing their big projects and the funding is coming from the $29,000,000 budget that will leverage all these projects.
The Florida Theatre
Mosh
Hayden Burns?
Movies in the Park.

Keep hitting the singles.

[duvaldude08]

As someone stated earlier, a six movie theatre would do fine. Springfield, San Marco, avondale and Riverside  residents would thoroughly enjoy. There is not a movie theatre anywhere near by. Geez we want so much for our DT but shot down everything thats proposed.

[duvaldude08]

And who cares about going to see Sherik or Toy story in the park? I for one am not interested. As long as we think so country, we will continue to be so. (just my thoughts)

[duvaldude08]

(DT TALLY)

Wow even DT Tally has a movie thearte? And Tally is the country. But there is no market for it in Jacksonville? Right

[thelakelander]

I spent five years in Tallahassee.  That single screen IMAX is a part of the Challenger Learning Center at Kleman Plaza, about two blocks away from the Capitol.  Also, DT Tallahassee has two major state universities within a mile of it, not to mention benefiting from things (ex. state museums, etc.) that come with being the Capitol of Florida.

The Challenger Learning Center of Tallahassee is a 32,000 square-foot facility located on beautiful Kleman Plaza in downtown Tallahassee. The Center is the K-12 outreach facility of the Florida A&M University - Florida State University College of Engineering and uses aerospace as a theme to foster long-term interest in math, science, engineering and technology; create positive learning experiences; and motivate students to pursue higher education and careers in these fields. To accomplish this mission, the Challenger Learning Center features a state-of-the-art Space Mission Simulator and utilizes the immersiveness of an IMAX® 3D Theatre and the Downtown Digital Dome Theatre & Planetarium. The Challenger Learning Center of Tallahassee is part of the Challenger Center for Space Science Education international network. For more information on Challenger national network news and resources, visit the Challenger Center for Space Science Education web site.

http://www.challengertlh.com/imax/shows.html

Imo, this is about the same as MOSH having a single screen inside its facilities, which falls in line with a statement I made earlier in this thread:

The true question would be if there is a market for a theater in DT?  I doubt there is a market for another megaplex in this city right now.  So whatever it is would have to serve a niche, be combined within some other product or given a continuous flowing boat load of public money to keep it afloat.  This is something better left for the market to handle, imo.

Tallahassee's IMAX would fall into this category.