A Look Back: Jacksonville's historic Five Points Theatre (2024)

Undated: Close-up view of the 5 Points Theatre sign - Jacksonville, Florida. (State Archives of Florida/Fisher)

September 1972: Mrs. Mable McKinzie is shown at the box office and concession stand at 5 Points Theatre. [Bill Cranford, The Florida Times-Union]

Undated: The automobile age propelled the transformation of Park Street into a shopping district because people could drive right up to the Five Points stores to purchase everyday household goods. The movie theater known today as Sun-Ray Cinema opened in 1927 as the Riverside Theatre. (Photo courtesy of Wayne W. Wood)

January 1977: The marquee is empty at the closed 5 Points Theatre. After temporarily shutting down, the theater reopened in April. [Rocco Morabito, Jacksonville Journal, Times-Union archives]

April 14, 2005: E.C. Kenyon Construction employee J.C. Coats moves the scaffolding as he works to apply waterproof and sealant coating to the brick on the inside of the fourth floor of the old theater building on Post Street. The fourth floor will be renovated into apartments as part of the 5 Points Theatre Building Renovations, a project which will eventually include Club 5. (Emily Barnes, Florida Times-Union)

Sept. 1 1972: The proprietor of the 5 Points Theatre poses in front of the theater's marquee. [Bill Cranford, The Florida Times-Union]

Sun-Ray Cinema in Five Points plans to open a second movie theatre in Mandarin. (Will Dickey, Florida Times-Union)

April 14, 2005: E.C. Kenyon Construction employee George Herring re-mortars the brick on the front of the old theater building on Post Street, as part of the 5 Points Theatre Building Renovations, a project which will eventually include Club 5. The marquee of the club is in the foreground. (Emily Barnes, Florida Times-Union)

Sept. 1, 1972: A man puts a new movie poster for the film "Last of the Red hot Lovers" into a frame at the 5 Points Theatre. [Bill Cranford, The Florida Times-Union]

Undated: The 5 Points Theatre as it appeared in it's original state. (Provided by Mike Shad)

May 13, 2005: Shawn Coyne, who works for E.C.Kenyon Construction for the Five Points Theatre Building, blocks off the sidewalk to pedestrians. They are working to convert the building, purchased by the Shad family, into loft apartments, office, and retail space. (Emily Barnes, Florida Times-Union)

March 15, 2006: Mark Lynch, employee of BriteLite Signs, dismantles the marquee of the former Five Points Theatre Wednesday, March 15, 2006, which most recently was Club 5. The long-time landmark is coming down because the building is being redeveloped by local retired businessman Mike Shad and his sons Jack and Bill. Plans include converting the top two floors into loft apartments, the second floor to leased office space and the ground floor will include retail space, according to the developers. They hope to convert the old theater section, formerly occupied by a nightclub, into a restaurant. (Provided by Lyndsey Bechtel)

May 13, 2005: John Combs, superintendent for E.C.Kenyon Construction for the Five Points Theatre Building, blocks off the sidewalk to pedestrians. They are working to convert the building into loft apartments, office, and retail space. (Emily Barnes, Florida Times-Union)

May 13, 2005: Jerry Early (left) and Richard Sullivan (right) of A.K. Lane Painting paint the facade of the fourth floor of the Five Points Theatre Building. Owners of the building are converting the building into loft apartments, office, and retail space. (Emily Barnes, Florida Times-Union)

Feb. 22, 2009: The Jacksonville Film Festival Oscar Party, at the theatre at 5 Points in Jacksonville, Florida, on Sunday, Feb. 22, 2009. The red carpet affair to benefit the Jacksonville Film Festival, and sponsored by the Jacksonville Film Festival '09 and Jacksonville.com provided food, drinks, and contests, along with watching the Oscar awards presentation in the theatre. (Don Burk, Florida Times-Union)

Sept. 18, 2009: Car dealer Mike Shad purchased 5 Points Theatre five years ago. After two years of renovations, he's turned it back in to a single-screen theater. Before it had served years as a night club. (Mary Maraghy, Florida Times-Union)

March 15, 2006: Mark Lynch, employee of BriteLite Signs, dismantles the marquee of the former Five Points Theatre Wednesday, March 15, 2006, which most recently was Club 5. The long-time landmark is coming down because the building is being redeveloped by local retired businessman Mike Shad and his sons Jack and Bill. Plans include converting the top two floors into loft apartments, the second floor to leased office space and the ground floor will include retail space, according to the developers. They hope to convert the old theater section, formerly occupied by a nightclub, into a restaurant. (Provided by Lyndsey Bechtel)

Aug. 28, 2008: Peter Mosely does demolition work in what will be the projection room at the 5 Points Theatre Thursday, August 28, 2008. Jacksonville native Mike Shad is restoring the 5 Points Theatre and plans to reopen it in October for movie-goers. (Jon M. Fletcher, Florida Times-Union)

Sept. 18, 2009: Mike Shad had the ornate trim, emblems and seals restored at 5 Points Theatre. (Mary Maraghy, Florida Times-Union)

Sept. 18, 2009: Ornate arch ways were restored at this historic 5 Points Theatre built in 1920. Owners aren't sure what the "PST" engraved on a shield stands for. (Mary Maraghy, Florida Times-Union)

Aug. 15, 2011: Five Points Theatre located in the Riverside Community will undergo redevelopment within the coming months. (Octavio.Jones, Florida Times-Union)

Aug. 15, 2011: Five Points Theatre located in the Riverside Community will undergo redevelopment within the coming months. (Octavio.Jones, Florida Times-Union)

Aug. 15, 2011: Five Points Theatre located in the Riverside Community will undergo redevelopment within the coming months. (Octavio.Jones, Florida Times-Union)

Aug. 15, 2011: Five Points Theatre located in the Riverside Community will undergo redevelopment within the coming months. (Octavio.Jones, Florida Times-Union)

Undated: Five Points Theatre (Bruce Lipsky, Florida Times-Union)

Dec. 4, 2011: Film runs through the projector for the first time since rennovations started at the new Sun-Ray Cinema in Five Points Sunday morning Dec. 4, 2011. (Kelly Jordan, Florida Times-Union)

Dec. 4, 2011: The newly installed screen in the new Sun-Ray Cinema in Five Points Sunday morning Dec. 4, 2011. (Kelly Jordan, Florida Times-Union)

Dec. 4, 2011: Shana David-Massett, right, and her husband Tim Massett, share a laugh after they finally projected a film through the projector and on to their new screen at the new Sun-Ray Cinema in Five Points Sunday morning Dec. 4, 2011. The 84-year-old theater in Five Points gets new life by the Massett's who are the owners, as an upscale movie house, it is the latest incarnation of a building that's had many lives. The theater is scheduled to open Dec. 9, 2011. (Kelly Jordan, Florida Times-Union)

Dec. 4, 2011: Contractor Ken Dorst installs posts that will holds new tables in the new Sun-Ray Cinema in Five Points Sunday morning Dec. 4, 2011. (Kelly Jordan, Florida Times-Union)

Dec. 4, 2011: Film runs through the projector for the first time since rennovations started at the new Sun-Ray Cinema in Five Points Sunday morning Dec. 4, 2011. (Kelly Jordan, Florida Times-Union)

Dec. 4, 2011: Shana David-Massett holds passes which contain the logo to the new Sun-Ray Cinema in Five Points Sunday morning December 4, 2011. (Kelly Jordan, Florida Times-Union)

Dec. 4, 2011: Tim Massett, one of the co-owners of the new Sun-Ray Cinema in Five Points winds film through the projector as he starts of the projector for the first time since the rennovation project and the installation of a new screen Sunday morning Dec. 4, 2011. (Kelly Jordan, Florida Times-Union)

Dec. 4, 2011: Tim Massett, one of the co-owners of the new Sun-Ray Cinema in Five Points winds film through the projector as he starts of the projector for the first time since the rennovation project and the installation of a new screen Sunday morning Dec. 4, 2011. (Kelly Jordan, Florida Times-Union)

Dec. 4, 2011: Tim Massett, one of the co-owners of the new Sun-Ray Cinema in Five Points winds film through the projector as he starts of the projector for the first time since the rennovation project and the installation of a new screen Sunday morning Dec. 4, 2011. (Kelly Jordan, Florida Times-Union)

Aug. 15, 2013: The Sun-Ray Cinema, in Five Points, has acquired the adjoining property to add a 45 seat second screen. (Bruce Lipsky, Florida Times-Union)

Aug. 15, 2013: Sun-Ray Cinema, in Five Points, has acquired the adjoining property to add a 45 seat second screen. (Bruce Lipsky, Florida Times-Union)