Floriland Drive-In

9503 N. Florida Avenue,
Tampa, FL 33611

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Previous Names: Floriland Outdoor Theater

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Floriland Drive-In Theater, Tampa FL

Floriland Outdoor Theater was opened March 11, 1952 with Robert Cummings in “The Barefoot Mailman”. It was operated by H. Hamner & R.E. Morales. It was closed in April 1960.

It was replaced by the Floriland Mall in 1972.

Contributed by Andy

Recent comments (view all 17 comments)

Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers on March 15, 2010 at 3:59 pm

Now who could that be? Maybe me in my Super 8 epic horror film “THE FUNKY VAMPIRE”. I played the Vampire and of course got all the girls before a wooden cross was thrown on me. VIOLENT death,We almost got an R rating.

Nunzienick
Nunzienick on April 12, 2011 at 9:30 pm

In contrast with the above aerials here’s an aerial of the former lot as it looks today:
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Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers on May 7, 2011 at 10:27 am

Thanks Nick,again.I know you wish you would have taken pictures years ago.I am in the same boat,If they don’t turn up in BOXOFFICE you won’t see them.

Nick DiMaggio
Nick DiMaggio on August 3, 2011 at 12:16 pm

Another great handbill – thanks!

RRF
RRF on July 7, 2013 at 4:07 pm

The demise of the theater was accelerated due to the wood screen frame burning due to lightning and combustion of pine trees next to the screen. The indoor twin cinema next door which premiered such films as Tommy in quadraphonic sound also nailed the coffin.

rivest266
rivest266 on September 30, 2017 at 8:06 am

This opened on March 11th, 1952. Grand opening ad in the photo section.

MichaelKilgore
MichaelKilgore on April 28, 2021 at 5:36 pm

Boxoffice, April 4, 1960: “Jim Poindexter was force to close his Floriland Drive-In, Tampa, because of extensive damage to his screen tower during a subtropical rainstorm”

Rainbow Angels Ensemble
Rainbow Angels Ensemble on May 15, 2024 at 10:34 am

MichaelKilgore has a reason why Floriland DI closed

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