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{{Infobox Building | {{Infobox Building | ||
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|caption=The Rex Theatre on Palafox | |caption=The Rex Theatre on Palafox | ||
|name=Rex Theatre | |name=Rex Theatre | ||
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|client= | |client= | ||
|engineer= | |engineer= | ||
− | |owner=[[ | + | |owner=[[Tim Hogan]] |
|construction_start_date= | |construction_start_date= | ||
− | |completion_date= | + | |completion_date=1930 (?) |
− | |renovations= | + | |renovations=1937, 2001 |
|date_demolished= | |date_demolished= | ||
|cost=$95,000 (1984)<br/>$25,000 (1997)<br/>$425,000 (2004) | |cost=$95,000 (1984)<br/>$25,000 (1997)<br/>$425,000 (2004) | ||
|structural_system= | |structural_system= | ||
|style=Art Deco | |style=Art Deco | ||
− | |size=40'x150'<br/>three stories<br/> | + | |size=40'x150'<br/>three stories<br/>650 seats |
|mapcode=<googlemap lat="30.413752" lon="-87.215481" type="map" zoom="17" width="300" height="150"> | |mapcode=<googlemap lat="30.413752" lon="-87.215481" type="map" zoom="17" width="300" height="150"> | ||
30.413641, -87.215258, Rex Theatre | 30.413641, -87.215258, Rex Theatre | ||
</googlemap> | </googlemap> | ||
}} | }} | ||
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− | + | The [[Rex Theatre]] (often called simply "'''the Rex'''") was opened in [[1930]]{{date uncertain}} as the Rhodes Futch Collins Furniture Company. The company later changed its name to Rhodes-Collins, which can still be seen in faded lettering on the side of the building, and again to simply [[Rhodes Furniture]]. Around [[1937]],{{date uncertain}} when the furniture company moved to a new, larger building nearby (now known as the [[Rhodes Building]]), the old building was converted to a 650-seat movie theater: the Rex. | |
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− | + | After closing in {{date needed}}, the building was nearly demolished. It was sold to the [[City of Pensacola]] in 1984 for $95,000. Architects [[J.P. MacNeil|J.P.]] and [[Michelle MacNeil]] bought the theater in 1997 for $25,000, renovated it, and converted part of it to a 1,920 sq.ft. apartment.<ref>[http://www.escpa.org/details.asp?qAcctNum=130853000&qSection=&qTownship=&qRange=&qSubdivision=&qBlock=&qLot= Escambia County Property Appraiser record]</ref> It was sold again in 2004 for $425,000 to [[Tim Hogan]], the current owner, who has stated an intention to reopen the Rex as a "high-tech, retro-themed" venue for movies and concerts.<ref>[http://inewsloadedgun.blogspot.com/2006/07/rex-returns_05.html Loaded Gun, July 5, 2006]</ref> However, further renovations are still needed to bring the building up to code, and [[as of 2007]] the Rex has not reopened. | |
− | [[ | + | Local firm [[Bounds Architecture Studio]] (formerly called MAD Architects) claimed to be renovating the Rex in their response to an RFQ for the [[Community Maritime Park]].<ref>[http://www.ci.pensacola.fl.us/upload/images/CommunityDevelopment/PDFs/MAD.pdf PDF at City of Pensacola website]</ref> In summer 2007, posters for the Bounds firm appeared on the Rex confirming their role in the renovation. [[Rick Outzen]] has also reported rumors on [[Rick's Blog|his blog]] that the Rex may be reopened as a live music venue by the end of 2007.<ref>http://ricksblog.biz/?p=1596</ref> |
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==Other images== | ==Other images== | ||
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*Retired USN LCDR [[Joseph Hill]] died in the theater on [[March 3]], [[1943]].<ref>http://www.rootsweb.com/~flescamb/F-Psurname_Hh.htm</ref> | *Retired USN LCDR [[Joseph Hill]] died in the theater on [[March 3]], [[1943]].<ref>http://www.rootsweb.com/~flescamb/F-Psurname_Hh.htm</ref> | ||
− | ==External links | + | ==External links== |
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*[http://www.edwardpeyton.com/rexb.html Before] and [http://www.edwardpeyton.com/rexa.html after] photos of the MacNeil renovation | *[http://www.edwardpeyton.com/rexb.html Before] and [http://www.edwardpeyton.com/rexa.html after] photos of the MacNeil renovation | ||
*[http://www.agilitynut.com/theatres/fl.html Roadside Architecture] | *[http://www.agilitynut.com/theatres/fl.html Roadside Architecture] | ||
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− | + | ==References== | |
− | {{reflist | + | {{reflist}} |
[[Category:Historic theaters]] | [[Category:Historic theaters]] | ||
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[[Category:Palafox Street buildings]] | [[Category:Palafox Street buildings]] | ||
[[Category:Landmarks]] | [[Category:Landmarks]] |