Main Street 6
11778 Dale Mabry Highway North,
Tampa,
FL
33618
11778 Dale Mabry Highway North,
Tampa,
FL
33618
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Was by this theater a few weeks ago, which has changed names due to a copyright issue, and there seems to be forward progress.
It looks like they have re-done the drywall, and they were pouring concrete for the stadium seating, it also looked like they were working on the front of the building.
I have emailed the owner but did not get a responce as to a new opening date, but I WOULD ASSUME that they will bust a$$ to get it open by Memorial Day, which is obtainable if the issues have been resolved and they are in a forward motion!
Ya I am not sure what is happening I was told that everything is in storage and ready to go in, but construction delays and the landlord are holding it back.. All I can say is RENT CREDIT and I hope he’s not paying anything right now either if he is waiting for the owner of the building and dealing with insurance companies. Opening after X-Mas is death till summer! Chuck
Still not open. They changed the name of the new theater, but the old sign is still on the front of the theater.
Has anything happened with this theater. Is it open or did the whole deal fall through?
Talked with the owner last week, and the Restaurant/Bar next door should be open the 8th. They are having Issues with the landlords insurance companies that are dragging their feet with repairs from roof damage and other water related issues. All the A/C and roof has been replaced, and the equipment is in warehouse storage waiting to go in once the insurance adjusters pay out on the claims at hand. Expected opening date is ASAP. Chuck
Doesn’t look good at this point, the new owners of the theater also run the Channelside Cinemas theater, which just filed for bankruptcy.
Stumbled upon the building today, not sure if they are having permit or construction problems, but a newspaper article stated a May opening and it’s now July and there is no front on the building.
Unless there is substantial work that has been done to the theaters, there is no lobby, or front wall, indicating that at this point it probably won’t open till closer to Thanksgiving. Chuck v
Strange shutting a screen down,but i have the impression Carmike does not put a lot money in a location.
Mike, You may be right. Main Street 6 originally opened with 6 screens but if I recall correctly I remember reading somewhere that when Carmike assumed ownership they shut down one screen but not sure why.
I think if you look back, this tyheater had only 5 screens not 6.
I drove by last week but still nothing on this theatre. The building has been rennovated but I didn’t notice any sign indicating when it may open. A new marquee went up at the entrance off of Dale Mabry but still nothing on it.
Below is a link to an article published back in November 2010 about the new theatre and the planned reopening this spring. I doubt this will post as a live link so you’ll have to copy and paste into your browser: http://www.review.net/section/detail/movies-make-a-comeback-in-carrollwood-next-spring/
Any word on the opening date?
thanks nick.
I recently drove by this location and the building is definitely taking shape. There’s also a new marquee up at the entrance to Main Street Center. As I recall I think Main Street Six Cinemas originally opened in the early 1980s under the Plitt Theatres banner and later became Cineplex Odeon and finally Carmike.
Main Street Six featured four large and two smaller auditoriums. All six were deluxe cinemas with wall-to-wall curtains and nice-size screens. It was nearly identical in size and layout to University Collection Six (not to be confused with University Square Mall.) Interestingly they’re reopening this location when it originally closed mainly due to “underperformace” (not to mention Carmike filing for bankruptcy protection.) Part of the problem was too much competition from the nearby Hillsboro Eight and Mission Bell Eight which are now long gone. So hopefully they’ll be successful with this new venture.
I remember seeing these films here: GHOSTBUSTERS, FATAL ATTRACTION, AGNES OF GOD, LA BAMBA (played on two screens – English & Spanish language versions) GREYSTOKE THE LEGEND OF TARZAN, WITNESS, a midnight showing of John Water’s POLYESTER, and a re-release of WEST SIDE STORY.
Thanks for the Pictures.hopefully,Nick can add more.
Great news that this tehater is reopening. When it originally opened it was a very class A theater
http://www.cinemaparadisobistro.com/
This theater is being remodeled and scheduled to open in May 2011.
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I remember going to movies a lot here back then. There was also a roller rink and a store there at different times, as one replaced the other.
Advertisement from 1994.
May 2010:
Building.
Lobby.
if this is the theater that was in the Carrolwood area in Tampa, this theater is still standing…it annually operates as a ‘Halloween Express’ & the entrance of the inside of the theater still has the lobby facade with arches & such (I’m going by memory here, so bear with me) & I even recall a “theater” still complete with theater seats minus the screen, now used as a “changing” area.
Mike….The Hillsboro 8 that was located on West Hillsborough Ave, became a car dealership in 2006. Here is an article about it.
Lost Memory
As you mentioned above, Carmike remodeled the Hillsboro 8 in 1999. I can never find any listings on this theatre so I assume it’s closed.
When it opened in the 80’s it was the most luxousious theatre in the Tampa are. Are auditoriums had purple curtains that opened up and down and very comnfortable seats. Originally the theatre was operated by Plitt than sodl to Cineplex Odeon
This is an 8/18/2000 article that mentions the closing of this theater.
“Tampa, Fla., Discount Movie Theaters to Shut Down.
Source: Tampa Tribune
Byline: Kathy Steele
Aug. 18—Hard times for Carmike Cinemas put two discount movie houses in Tampa out of business Thursday.
Main Street 6 on North Dale Mabry Highway in Carrollwood and University Collection 6 on East Fowler Avenue, where moviegoers could pay a buck to see a flick, closed.
Carmike, the nation’s third-largest theater chain, filed for bankruptcy protection last week.
“The operations have not met expenses,” said spokeswoman Suzanne Brown. “It’s not in the best interest of the company to keep them open.”
Carmike filed for Chapter 11 reorganization in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware Aug. 8. Since 1982, the Columbus, Ga.-based chain has carved out a niche serving moviegoers in small to mid-size communities.
As of June 30, the chain had 439 theaters and 2,815 screens in 36 states, Brown said. The number of screens earned Carmike its ranking as third-largest chain.
The company continues to operate Hillsboro 8 on Hillsborough Avenue; Main Street 5, a $1 theater in Clearwater; and Lake Walden Cinema 8 in Plant City.
Carmike remodeled Hillsboro 8 in 1999, giving it an art-deco facade, stadium seating and digital surround sound.
“At this time it’s business as usual. It’s too early to tell about other closings,” Brown said. “We’re developing a plan to restructure.”
Theaters like Main Street and University have been struggling against the glitzy mega-plexes with 20 or more screens, gourmet coffees, video arcades and grand lobbies.
“We started constructing theaters from 1996 that were typically 12 to 14 screens, the largest being a 20-screen theater,” Brown said.
Court documents show that Carmike’s bank lenders applied the brakes. On Aug. 1, they blocked a semiannual interest payment to bondholders of nearly $9 million.
Company President Michael Patrick cited a “disappointing film performance” in June compared with last year as a factor in Carmike’s downturn.
Debt was front and center in Patrick’s annual report to shareholders in December.
“Our focus for year 2000 is to generate positive free cash flow for debt reduction,” he wrote.
Included in the bankruptcy reorganization are three Carmike subsidiaries: Eastwynn Theatres Inc., Wooden Nickel Pub Inc. and Military Services Inc".