The final show: Sun-Ray Cinema closing its doors Saturday night

It’s the end of an era for the Five Points area: historic Sun-Ray Cinema is closing its doors.

This comes after Atlanta-based developer Union South Partners purchased this nearly 100-year-old building for $7 million on May 16.

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There are three final showings: two of “Thelma” and one of “THE END IS NIGH! Doggiewoggiez! Poochiewoochiez!”

Hundreds of people flooded the theatre to watch the first showing of “Thelma” at 4:15 p.m.

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In a release, the new owner said it’s committed to investing, “significant capital into the theater space to enhance and improve it as a destination for entertainment while preserving the theater’s historic fabric, keeping many of the building’s existing elements intact.”

Read: Sun-Ray Cinema building sold for $7 million, closing in July

However, many people told Action News Jax Shanila Kabir that the area won’t be the same.

One long-time Jacksonville resident believes this change will negatively impact the area.

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“You go to like an AMC or something like that, there’s not a lot of service going on there. If you have a problem with your food or drink or whatever you gotta run down those long hallways, you gotta go to the bathroom. That’s a big, big problem,” Eero Mauerman said. “Here they’ll bring food out to you, bring drinks out to you, whatever. And I was like, that’s a huge plus.”

Sun-Ray Cinema did post on Facebook that they are looking to relocate to Downtown.

Read: Sun-Ray Cinema closing Saturday but possibly making return in another part of town

They’ve been working with the Downtown Investment Authority, but nothing has been confirmed yet.

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