The original Hotel DeFuniak stood on Baldwin Avenue between Tenth and Eleventh Streets. The location is now vacant and is often referred to as the Piggly Wiggly parking lot. In the 1890s, the hotel was known as the Martin House. At some point in the mid-1900s, it was purchased by…
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Movie Theaters in DeFuniak Springs
The Murray Theatre was built in 1921 and later became the Ritz Theater. “Requiem for a Heavyweight” was distributed in 1962, so this photograph is most likely from that era. The theater is still on Baldwin Avenue and is called the Chautauqua Theater. It is used for theatrical performances. The…