University Mall 16
12332 University Mall Court,
Tampa,
FL
33612
12332 University Mall Court,
Tampa,
FL
33612
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Just updated the street view to show the actual theatre building rather than a view of the front of the mall.
The entire building was constructed on support beams. Note the enclosed escalator towards the right side which takes moviegoers down into the original Cinemas III & IV which were completely rennovated. These two theatres were Tampa’s home of THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW for 11+ years beginning in 1978.
You got it right Chuck. The only way of bringing University 16 back to life is to lower the admission which would surely bring the crowds in again although not to the point that it becomes a dollar house. That almost always spells the end.
But with reduced admission (a bargain for the nearby college crowd)comes the riff-raff and in this area it’s right behind the theatre. It’ll be tough going to get this theatre back in operation again.
May 2011 and NO ACTIVITY HERE
Ironicly enough Mall management has dreams of finding an operator stupid enough to CHUNK DOWN a cool Million to retro-fit and bring this theater to the 21st century, as this was one of the last Cobbs to be built with slope seating.
There is too much NEW competition in the 10 mile radius including Muvico, Cobb and AMC operating Stadium theaters less than 8 Yrs Old! Who in their right mind would pay .25 more to go to the university than these newer theaters, unless they wanted a private performance.
Wake up and smell the $$ University Mall…. a Discount House here at $2 matinees and $4 evenings would pack the house, Families and give the college students somewhere they could afford to come to again.
Chuck V
Mike, Midnight Cowboy would never get a PG-13. Especially since you actually see oral sex in the party scene (it’s brief but still, you can’t show that in a PG-13 film). In fact, the 1994 reissue retained the R rating.
Last movie I watched there was ‘Saw III’. I was on a date & hadn’t been there in quite a few years…let’s just say the patrons in that place were scarier then what was on-screen…the area has really gone down hill and I’m not surprised they decided to close.
I do recall seeing ‘Fifth Element’ in Earth Shattering Surround Sound on the weekend it was released…I was practically DEAF when the movie finished…AWESOME!
R.I.P. University 16…this will likely hurt the mall even further.
Thanks for the nice photos Scott! Certainly all CT members appreciate being able to see photos whenever possible. Off topic here…I personally would love to travel cross-country photographing any & all movie houses as I have a feeling those in existence today will no longer be with us in 10 or 20 years. I envision high-tech digital centers that may not even resemble theatres as we know them.
Anyway back on topic…in a way I’m sorry to see this theatre go mainly since it was the site of the former General Cinemas and the original cinemas III & IV are still contained within the complex. Some nice memories here…remembering all those years of “Rocky Horror”…and not to mention countless other midnight movies as well as standard attractions I saw here.
The above article mentions the complex may be taken over by another operator. Should this happen all theatres will surely have to be retrofited w/stadium seating if they hope to stay in business.
But when you look at the surrounding area…well let’s just say I wish them luck.
Hey — be nice about Cinematour — we spend a lot of time and money to go out and take pictures of some of these theatres… you know… like this one… http://www.cinematour.com/tour/us/6763.html
It’s one thing to describe theatres but it’s another to be able to SEE them. While It’s only pictures of the entrance inside the mall, if Regal had let me I’d have dozens more photos.
Back on subject though… interesting to know there was a GCC twin hiding back as part of a SIXTEEN plex… that doesn’t happen often I’m sure.
Thanks CWalcazk. I can’t say I’m surprised to hear of the closing. I suspected it would be happening soon considering the area the theatre and mall is located near which has been on a steady decline for years now. The neighborhood at the rear of the mall is known as “suitcase city” if that gives you any hint!
According to this article, this theater is closing as of September 3. The article seems to have mangled the information though, as Regal, the the largest theater operator in the US is incorrect, is obviously not going out of the movie business:View link
Yeah Nick you computer must be like mine some days it works great and others I cannot even check my e-mails without it freezing up.Thanks for the photos and info no matter what size.
tlsloews I always try for the largest size on every photo but the computer has a mind of it’s own. Some photos will enlarge three times their normal size and others just slightly larger. It’s very fustrating. I’m following the same scanning/enlargement procedure for each one so they should
all enlarge equally. The photo above is at its max enlargement.
Nick,I want to thank you for your work.I guess i sent pictures to the wrong person,but Robin is busy with Tlsloews theatre pics.
Is it hot down there,I know it hot here,sorry if I got off-topic,it bothers some people.
Nice photo Nick but could you make it bigger,now I sound like Mike.Thanks for your info.
A USF class in session in one of the larger theatres. Could be one of the original III or IV cinemas now completely redone.
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Cinematour is not very good anyway.
NO i am NOT going to Cinetour.I can’t get hooked on another theatre site. CT is all i need.
He’s right.i need to start Emailing you guys. It’s me.
Sorry if that was off-topic Bob.
Mike Cinema Tours is somewhat like C.T. althought I think C.T. is much better.If you want to find it just go to your internet search and type in Cineatour.
You’re right Bob, they keep tellng me to email that stuff to them.I will start.just lazy,i guess.Thanks.
PLEASE CHANGE ADDRESS TO:
12332 UNIVERSITY MALL COURT.
The present address is way off!
AKA:
REGAL UNIVERSITY 16
REGAL CINEMAS UNIVERSITY Park 16
I feel your folks enthusiasm, but I don’t think any of the following have anything to do with the UNIVERSITY 16.
PLEASE TRY TO STAY ON TOPIC, I DON’T KNOW WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT, NOR DOES ANYONE ELSE!
Bill
SUMMER OF ‘42
Augusta
MIDNIGHT COWBOY
North Augusta
BLACK drive-ins
Ray Hutto
JAWS
Barkley
City Manager
Robin
Nashville
you get a chance go to my homepage{is that what they call it}There is a post about “JAWS” I commented about it and was looking for the ad with Barkley and how our City Manager had figured out to the foot how many times he played it from the booth. If i find the ad i will include it in the article. Haven’t heard from Robin. She was suppose to get some of TLSLOEWS Drive-ins on from Nashville,Oh well.
I have tried to make good comments on most of my posts.TLSLOEWS wrote something about CINEMATOURS,or something,is that like CT? you know i have no idea how to find it. I Like CT alot.
I didn’t say this in the above post, but somehow he saved the tail from “SUMMER OF 42” and it has the PG rating.Boy, wait til he sees the one-sheet. I bet they didn’t trim much of anything,standards change, take a look at “MIDNIGHT COWBOY” PG-13 today easy and i am a conservative guy as you know. Yep, there are two Downtown theatres in NORTH AUGUSTA,S.C., across the river and two what i think might be BLACK drive-ins.I really need Bill and Ray Hutto to help me because they are much older.I wish i would have done my theatres like you one big story and not “HAIRED BRAINED” like one CT member wrote, I guess they do go all over the place, but heck that’s me.
Mike, I think I need to finish up the little story on the Springs first. Then the next one will probably be the Floriland Cinema. Are the theatres you’re working on in Augusta?
Here’s a little surprise for you regarding “Summer of ‘42.” I just now checked and according to the Internet Movie Database, when the film was released in 1971 it was rated R. It was re-released in 1972 with a PG rating which was probably a trimmed down version. So I guess you and Bill are both correct!