Tower Drive-In
E. Bird Street at N. Florida Avenue,
Tampa,
FL
33604
E. Bird Street at N. Florida Avenue,
Tampa,
FL
33604
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Thanks Nick.I bet it was a great Drive-in.
It’s actually 1-275. Yes, we drove right by it. After the drive-in was demolished there was some talk of a development with shops and a hotel which never did materialize. And the property remains vacant which is such a shame. The drive-in could still have been in operation today had they not torn it down.
Yep, that is I-77 going above,right,Remember seeing it with you.
Here’s a current aerial of the property. Note the barely but still visible parking ramps & entrance roadway:
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Here’s a 1957 aerial. The dark snakelike line running across photo is the Hillsborough River. The Sulfer Springs Tower is on the left side of lot towards the rear but barely visible in photo:
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I am glad i sent these back to you even though i really wanted them.but they need to be on CT,and not in my collection.Thanks for getting them on.
Sorry guys! I had misplaced the ads but just found them. The Tower opened on October 22, 1952 with the double feature “Wait Till The Sun Shines Nellie” and “Dakota Lil.” Here’s the grand opening ad with a photo of the lot. The huge full-page ad contained congratulatory announcements from about 20 merchants and supply companies which was far too large to scan so I copied the section with photo:
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Program from 1969:
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Nick, waiting on those ads you said you were putting on.hope the scanner did not break again.
Yep, you can’t miss the tower.
I have seen this location.Right off 1-75 I think.
Open from about 1955 till 1985.
Had a wide screen and stero sound.
Run by Floyd Theaters.
Nick,when i was in Tampa,you showed me this old Drive-in site?
Opened in 1953 with a car capacity of 556.
Drive-Ins.com has a copy of a playbill from their 2nd Anniversary.
http://www.drive-ins.com/pictures/flttowe002.jpg