Name: Tampa Theatre
Address: 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL 33602, USA, US
Telephone: +1 813-274-8981

Tampa Theatre is a movie theater, located at 711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL 33602, USA. They can be contacted via phone at +1 813-274-8981, visit their website www.tampatheatre.org for more detailed information.

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711 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL 33602, USA

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Added by Jopie, at 30 December 2016

Monday 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Tuesday 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Wednesday 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Thursday 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Friday 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Saturday Closed
Sunday Closed

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Tatiana Gonzalez

30 December 2017

The renovations look wonderful. Seats are very comfortable now and the new cup holders are very convenient.
Czechrepgirl96

23 October 2017

Very beautiful but don't ever host a Rocky event ever again. The entire point of going to Rocky live is 50% props 50% time warp. There was absolutely no room for such thing. We thought, oh we'll just move over into the isle as did others. We were directed to sit back down. Not cool, I won't be returning point blank. I'd rather view Rocky horror anywhere else and no one is ever that high in price. Too much hype for my worst Rocky experience.
Joanna Cassidy

23 August 2017

This is a true Tampa Treasure, a real silent movie theater that still features an organ player. From the floor tiles to the statuesque water fountains and ornate ceilings, the theater is beautiful. This is also the theater to find many independent, foreign, and classic films that the chains will not show. Make sure to see this place when visiting downtown Tampa. If your local, please support this great treasure.
Nikki Marasco

21 August 2017

Beautiful venue!!! However, I disagree with the allowing of people to save an entire row! First come, first serve should mean get your seat & start in it! Not fair to people with children trying to show them a true theater experience. If that was different, I'd rate 5 stars!
Susan Eschrich

01 August 2017

I love this place! The historic architecture and the interior details have been carefully restored. I guess the seats could be more comfortable, but I have also paid more for significantly less. People often get into the spirit of the movie and dress as their favorite character, which I just love. As with many historic buildings, there may be some issues of access. They have accommodated me, which I appreciate. This theater is worth the experience!!
Kevin Carlson

24 July 2017

The Tampa Theatre is an architectural time capsule from when movie theatres transported you, along with the movie, to exotic locales. The City of Tampa bought the theatre for $1 in the 1970's, and has lovingly maintained, restored, and eclectically programmed the 1926 theatre with nearly 600 events per year, appealing to young and old alike. Bringing in new audiences breathes life into the Grande Dame on Franklin Street, in downtown Tampa, and ensuring its relevance for another 90 years!
Nicole Davidson

20 June 2017

I went here for the Magic Men show. The inside is beautiful. Reminds me of old time theaters
MJ Ciardiello

04 June 2017

Beautiful theater! Put this one on your must see list. It's like traveling back in time. Almost every inch of the theater is detailed in some way. Get there early or hang around after the show so you can see it all!
Zohre Nemati

30 March 2017

It is a very nice old theater. It is one of the attractions in Tampa. It is well decorated and gorgeous. The show special kinds of movies that you can not find in cinema.
Suvendu Das

12 March 2017

Built in 1926 as one of America’s most elaborate movie palaces, the Tampa Theatre today is a passionately protected and beloved community landmark. Designed by famed theater architect John Eberson, it is a superior example of his “atmospheric” style of design. Upon entering under the Theatre’s “blade sign” marquee, audiences are transported to a lavish, romantic Mediterranean courtyard, replete with old-world statuary, flowers and gargoyles. Over it all is a realistic night sky filled with twinkling stars.

Like other lavish downtown movie palaces around the country, Tampa Theatre was enormously popular when it opened. For the first time in history, the common person had access to opulence on a scale never before imagined. For 25 cents they could escape into a fantasyland for two hours, enjoy first-class entertainment and be treated like royalty by uniformed platoons of ushers and attendants. By the end of the 1920s, more than 90 million Americans were going to the movies every week. For several decades, Tampa Theatre remained a jewel at the center of Tampa’s cultural landscape. Generations of people stole their first kisses in the balcony, followed the world through the newsreels and grew up coming to the Theatre week after week.

But by the 1960s, times had changed. America’s flight to the suburbs was having a damaging effect on downtown businesses, and among the hardest hit were the movie palaces that lit up America’s main streets, especially with the advent of television. Audiences dwindled and costs rose. Many of our nation’s finest movie palaces were demolished as the land beneath them became more valuable than the theater’s operations.

In 1973, Tampa Theatre faced the same fate. But Tampa’s citizens rallied. Committees were formed, community leaders got involved, and soon a deal was reached to have the City rescue the Theatre. By the time the Theatre reopened to the public in January 1977, it had become something of a national model on how to save an endangered theater.

Today, the Theatre is managed by the not-for-profit Tampa Theatre Foundation and is a remarkable success story. As one of the most heavily utilized venues of its kind in the United States, Tampa Theatre’s single auditorium hosts more than 600 events each year, including a full schedule of first-run and classic films, concerts, special events, corporate events, tours and educational programs.

Since being rescued in 1977, Tampa Theater has welcomed more than 5 million visitors to downtown Tampa — including 1 million school children for field trips and summer camps — all within the context of one of Tampa’s largest historic preservation projects.

Community support and contributions are critical to the Theatre’s continued vitality. In spite of its successes, the Theatre only earns about 60% of its annual operating budget through ticket and concession income. Contributions to the Tampa Theatre Foundation from individuals, companies and foundations help make up difference and keep the Theatre accessible and affordable for everyone.

Tampa Theatre was named to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978, is a Tampa City Landmark, and is a proud member of the League of Historic American Theatres and the Art House Convergence.
Roger Cox

06 January 2017

Tampa Landmark. In Tampa, this is where you dad took your mom for "that" date back in the day. Is really a great place to see a show. The building is truly one of a kind with a "simulated" star ceiling, fantastic architecture and real pipe organ that rises out of the stage prior to the show. This is a Tampa "must do" location. Downtown used to have several movie theater's and this is the only survivor. Not usually crowded, and still a great date night out.