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Tower Theater, Miami, Florida.

MDC's Tower Theater is one of Miami's oldest cultural landmarks.

When it opened in December 1926, it was the finest state-of-the-art theater in the south. It is located on SW 8 Street and 15 Avenue in the Little Havana Neighborhood of Miami, Florida.

Robdendon Corporation opened this movie theatre to the public as a Wometco first-run-house in

December 1926. On October 3, 1931, after extensive remodeling under the leadership of Robert Law Weed, the theatre re-opened its doors. The exterior was developed in an Art Deco style with a prominent 40-foot steel tower that quickly became a neighborhood landmark. Following another remodeling in 2002, the Theater was turned over to Miami Dade College. Now under the auspices of Miami Film Festival.

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