Northtown Theatre
4010 N. Nebraska Avenue,
Tampa,
FL
33603
4010 N. Nebraska Avenue,
Tampa,
FL
33603
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Uploaded a small ad for the Northtown theatre saying it will open on June 1st. Ads were hard to find in the Tribune throughout 1941 for this cinema.
My mother and father met each other at this movie theater. Then about 1962 the IBEW Local 915 bought it for their union hall. My dad became business manager for the IBEW in 1965 and his office was upstairs.
I worked in the ticket booth when I was 15yrs old and a student at HHS. One of my best friends worked in the concession area and other friend worked in the ticket booth at the Seminole theater. Loved every minute of it.
As a young boy, I used go to the Saturday matinees with the neighbor kids. Two westerns, a cartoon carnival and a serial (Rocket Man, Flash Gordon, etc.) took all afternoon. Afterward, we stopped at the corner drugstore on Buffalo and Nebraska for a cherry Coke from the fountain. They were great times.
YEs,Tampa is very lucky.thank goodness you guys have such wonderful pictures.
Andy/Major: Tampa is blessed not only with the Burgert Brothers photos but the Roberson & Fresh collection as well. Many cities had no historical photographers at all. Not being picky here and I’m very thankful for the theatres they did photograph but only wished they had taken more interior shots.
Andy you wouldn’t believe all the theatre stuff Nick has.we have been sharing theatre stuff way before CT.
Great stuff, Nick. I think us Tampa guys are very lucky to have such elaborate picture databases, between USF and the Burgert Brothers and whatnot.
Thanks Nick great photos.
Great Pictures Nick.You have so many treasures to share,most of the guys have no idea the items you have.Hope that scanner keeps working.
Building under construction dated June 1941.
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Blade Signage Installed:
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Auditorium taking shape:
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Anyone have more info or more photos?
There are some pictures on this website. The brown and white building at the far right of the 1943 photograph is all that is left of this commercial strip.