Lake Worth's old Movie Theater

Why an 85-year old movie theatre is being revived in Lake Worth Beach

"Hollywood’s golden age will be coming to South Florida when the Cultural Council for Palm Beach County rolls out the red carpet for a film series at the now-shuttered Lake Theatre in Lake Worth Beach.

The Council is lighting up the silver screen with the Lake Theatre Revival Series celebrating the movie theatre’s 85th anniversary.

The theater, set in an Art Deco building designed by celebrated Florida architect Roy A. Benjamin, opened in 1940 and once seated up to a 1,000 guests, making it one of South Florida’s largest cinemas of its time.

The venue closed in 1974. The Robert M. Montgomery, Jr. Building was repurposed and has lived many lives since, said Nick Murray, the curator and programmer of the series. It currently serves as headquarters of the Council."

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As a kid in the 50's we used to ride our bikes there every Saturday (an no one stole your bike) and for 25cents, watched two double features, cartoons and the news. It was the greatest thing. A box of Jujubes costing 5cents lasted through the day.