Posted on 05.28.25

Partial collapse during demolition at Coconut Grove Playhouse threatens historic building

Source: https://www.miamiherald.com/, May 27, 2025
By: Andres Viglucci

Interior demolition work on the iconic, long-closed Coconut Grove Playhouse has been stopped after a contractor’s error caused a partial collapse and “severely compromised” the historic structure’s roof, city of Miami officials said Friday.

The streets in front of the 1927 theater’s wing-shaped front have been closed while the building is stabilized, including busy Main Highway through the Grove village center from Franklin Avenue to McFarlane Road, the city said. Read more.

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