List of theaters in Ponce, Puerto Rico

This list of theaters in Ponce, Puerto Rico, consists of both movie theaters as well as the traditional musical arts theaters in the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Both historical (including no longer existing) as well a currently operating theaters are listed. Most theaters have been located in the central urban zone of the city. One prominent exception is Teatro Miramar, the theater that served the Playa community in barrio Playa, Ponce. Today's cinema theaters oftentimes have several screens under a single roof.

Theater list summary table

No.	Name	Barrio	Type/Use	Opened (Year)	Architect	Style	Demolished Date
1	Teatro La Perla	Cuarto	Musical	1864	Juan Bertoli Calderoni	Neoclassical	-
2	Teatro Fox Delicias	Segundo	Cinema	1931	Francisco Porrata-Doria	Art Deco	-
3	Teatro Victoria	Segundo	Cinema	Unknown	Unknown	Art Deco[1]	-
4	Teatro Rívoli (former Habana)	Tercero	Cinema	1909[2]	Alfredo Wiechers Pieretti[3]	Art Deco[4]	-
5	Teatro Broadway	Quinto	Cinema	Before ca. 1920s[5]	Blas Silva Boucher[6]	Spanish Colonial Revival[7]	1960s[8]
6	Teatro Miramar	Playa[note 1]	Cinema	Before 1946[9]	Unknown	Art Deco	-
7	Teatro Argel	Segundo	Cinema	Unknown	Pedro Méndez Mercado?[10]	Art Deco	-
8	Teatro Rex	Sexto	Cinema	Unknown	Unknown	Art Deco	-
9	Teatro Belgica	Cuarto	Cinema	Unknown	Unknown	Art Deco	-
10	Teatro Hollywood	Primero	Cinema	Unknown	Unknown	Art Deco	-
11	Teatro Universal	Segundo	Cinema	Unknown	Unknown	Art Deco	-
12	Teatro National	Cuarto	Cinema	Unknown	Unknown	Modern	-
13	Ponce Towne Center	Canas	Cinema	Unknown	Unknown	Modern	-
14	Caribbean Cinemas	Playa[11]	Cinema	Unknown	Unknown	Modern	-
15	El Embajador	Machuelo Abajo	Cinema	Unknown	Unknown	Modern	-
16	Teatro Apollo	Quinto[12]	Cinema	Unknown	Unknown	Neoclassical	-
17	Teatro Santa María	Canas Urbano[13]	Cinema	Unknown	Unknown	Modern	ca. 1980s
18	Twin Towers	San Anton[14]	Cinema	Unknown	Unknown	Modern	-
19	Ponce Drive-In	Playa[15]	Cinema	Unknown	Unknown	Drive-In	-
20	Teatro UPRP	Playa[16]	Musical	Unknown	Unknown	Modern	-
21	Teatro Antono Paoli	Sabanetas[17]	Musical	Unknown	Unknown	Modern	-
22	Concha Acústica de Ponce	Cuarto[18]	Musical	After ca. 1890s	Unknown	Art Deco	-

Gallery

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  Teatro La Perla

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  Teatro Fox Delicias

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  Concha Acústica de Ponce

Notes

1. The theater is located at the northeast corner of Calle Arias and Calles Alfonso XII (aka Calle Dr. Ulises Clavell).

References

1. ArtDeco en Ponce. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
2. Ponce: Disfrutalo: Galeria de Fotos: Fotos Antiguas: Image 33 of 85. Ponce Municipal Government. Official Website. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
3. Ponce: Disfrutalo: Galeria de Fotos: Fotos Antiguas: Image 33 of 85. Ponce Municipal Government. Official Website. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
4. ArtDeco en Ponce. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
5. RS #A-15 - PONCE - Calle Mayor (Teatro Broadway on left). - Unused c. 1920's.
6. Gardel- Teatros y Hoteles: Teatro Broadway, Ponce, Puerto Rico: 10 y 11 de abril de 1935. January 6, 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
7. Neysa Rodriguez Deynes. Breviario sobre la Historia de Ponce. 2nd ed. 2002. Page 120. Bayamon, PR: Impress Quality Printing. ISBN 0-615-12181-0.
8. Neysa Rodriguez Deynes. Breviario sobre la Historia de Ponce. 2nd ed. 2002. Page 120. Bayamon, PR: Impress Quality Printing. ISBN 0-615-12181-0.
9. Trabajadores de muelle participando en asamblea efectuada en el teatro de la Playa de Ponce.
10. Calle Victoria Theater. PRADS. Sociedad Puertorriqueña de Arquitectura Histórica. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
11. At Plaza del Caribe
12. El cine en Ponce: antes y Ahora. Marangeli Estrada. El Sur en la Piel. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 9 July 2010. The theater was located at where Plaza del Mercado Isabel II currently sits.
13. Located across from Santa Maria Shopping Center El cine en Ponce: antes y ahora. Marangeli Estrada. El Sur en la piel. 9 July 2010. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
14. Located across from Rovira Biscuits Corporation El cine en Ponce: antes y ahora. Marangeli Estrada. El Sur en la piel. 9 July 2010. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
15. Located at SE corner of PR-2 and PR-585 El cine en Ponce: antes y ahora. Marangeli Estrada. El Sur en la piel. 9 July 2010. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
16. Located at Universidad de Puerto Rico en Ponce
17. Located at Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico en Ponce
18. This is an open air amphitheaters