Cypress Drive-In
4500 W. Cypress Street,
Tampa,
FL
33607
4500 W. Cypress Street,
Tampa,
FL
33607
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The Cypress Drive-In was located at the corner of West Cypress Street and Westshore Boulevard in Tampa, though it has been gone for decades. I’m guessing it was where the Austin Center office complex is presently located.
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Thanks Nick.
4500 W Cypress St, Tampa, FL 33607
The above address will map accurately to the location of the drive-in, which is currently occupied by Doubletree Hotel Tampa Westshore Airport.
Here is a 1969 aerial photo of the drive-in, which had already been closed for several years. The screen tower facing west is clearly visible, as is its shadow. It appears to have been a very small drive-in.
Wow, what a great aerial! Thanks, NYozoner!
Nice view NYozoner! I remember driving by the lot & seeing the screen tower many times after the drive-in had been closed. But seeing the lot from road level apparently obscured the figure “8” roadway in the center as I don’t recall seeing this before. Looks like a racetrack. Cypress Drive-In capacity was 270.
Also, if you scroll upwards slightly you’ll see a huge parking lot on the left and a cluster of 4 buildings towards the front. The first builing at the bottom is the brand new Loew’s Theatre recently just opened in December of 1968. It was later renamed Austin Cinema.
Here’s an aerial of the former lot as it looks today:
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Thanks to whoever posted this nice vintage program!
You’re welcome and thank you, Nick. This and several other handbills I ran across were items that appeared on eBay auctions over the past year or so. Dick Tampa
I have been putting more of the ads on my Photo page than Theatres,Is that Right?
I’m not sure if your question is directed at me, but I added handbill photos to the following theatre pages: Cypress (2), Fun Lan (1), Skyway (1), Dale Mabry (2), Floriland Drive-In (1), Palma Ceia (1). I added these through each theatre page. Is that what you were asking? Dick
Thanks for posting them Dick. I never would have thought to look on ebay for these but I’m glad you did!
I think Mike’s question is for both of us. He’s posted many ads on his photo page and is wondering if they should be posted on the individual theatre pages instead, right Mike? I think either way is fine. But if a theatre page doesn’t have any photos at all then I would certainly post the ad on that specific page.