David Falk Memorial Theater
428 W. Kennedy Boulevard,
Tampa,
FL
33606
428 W. Kennedy Boulevard,
Tampa,
FL
33606
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The Park Theatre was opened in 1928 as a vaudeville/movie theatre. During the 1940’s it is listed as being operated by Paramount Pictures Inc. through their subsidiary E.J. Sparks. By the early 50s, it is shown as being part of the Wometco chain.
Since 1962 it has been taken over by the University of Tampa as a live performance facility.
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John Evans, Ken Roe
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I drove by this theater yesterday on my way to pre-screen ‘Machete’ at the AMC Westshore 14…I knew it’d be listed on this great site with a bit of history!
The Park Theatre plays “The Vigilantes Return” in 1947:
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Nice evening shot shows a glowing marquee. This photo not dated but my guess would be the 1930s:
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Beautiful theatre. CLINT EASTWOOD was in “TARANTULA”.
Nice interior shot of the Park/Falk
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2010 photo of the Falk Theatre.
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The description of this undated photo reads: “Auditorium at the University of Tampa.” This is almost certainly the auditorium of the David Falk Memorial Theatre when it was known as the Park Theatre. The absence of a CinemaScope screen probably dates this in the 1940s or early 1950s.
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Here are my pictures from November 2010.
Nice photos..thanks Andy. Would have loved to have gone to The Park in it’s heyday. I wonder if the booth is still equipped for 35mm and if the university ever runs movies here.
A recent article about this theater with a picture from 1963, a year after it was taken over by the University of Tampa and renamed:View link.
thanks Guys,Great NEw stuff.