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San Marco Theatre will close after 84 years

The two-screen San Marco Theatre was built in 1938.
Jacksonville Daily Record
The two-screen San Marco Theatre was built in 1938.

The San Marco Theatre will close its doors permanently Jan. 1.

In a Facebook post Wednesday, the theater attributed the closing to a changing industry where theaters increasingly compete with streaming services for patrons, as well as the coronavirus pandemic’s negative effect on attendance.

“It’s with sad and heavy hearts that we share this news with our San Marco community and the city of Jacksonville,” the Facebook post said.

Read the rest of this story at the Jacksonville Daily Record, a WJCT News partner.