Hillsboro Eight Cinemas
3306 West Hillsborough Avenue,
Tampa,
FL
33614
3306 West Hillsborough Avenue,
Tampa,
FL
33614
No one has favorited this theater yet
Showing all 13 comments
Thanx for the photo. The Hillsboro 8 was a beautiful and plush theatre when first opened. Yes, I believe the ad did have the tagline “Return of the Elegant Theatre” or something very similar. Matter of fact I remember copying the opening day ad. Will post it here if I can find it.
Welcome back Mike! Nice to see you on CT once again. Hardly ever see you on the site anymore.
thanks rivest 266,hope Nick sees it.
I also uploaded an photo. Typical Cineplex Odeon “Jewelbox” design from Toronto.
Did the grand opening ad say “The Return of the Elegant Theatre” ?
Cineplex Odeon ran this tagline in many cities including Montreal and Toronto, where they reopened an movie palace called Pangages AKA: Canon, Imperial with the same tagline.
BY the 90’s theatre ads,real theatre ads were long gone.
Advertisement from 1994.
Carmike was in Columbus,Ga. You guys might have them now.
THATS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU LET THE CONNCESSIONS PEOPLE RUN THE SHOW.WHEN I WORKED FOR LOEWS IT WAS HARD EVEN FOR A MANAGER TO GET IN THE BOOTH UNLESS IT WAS FRIDAY AND YOU HAD THEIR PAY!i BELIEVE CARMIKE IS OUT OF THE NASHVILLE MARKET NOW ALTHOUGH I MIGHT BE WRONG.
A paying customer should not have to even think about having to walk upstairs. Hey. it was CARMIKE.
Mike, You’re right about that. It was the popcorn kids running the booth! Had I known the location of the stairs to the booth I would’ve gone up and focused the picture myself! A film out of focus for a few seconds is excuseable but not through nearly 4 minutes of credits!!
Jorgito2001, I remember the college across the street but I can’t remember the name. Was it Tampa College? The last time I drove past the former theatre building I didn’t look in that direction so not sure if the college is still there. There’s an apartment complex nearby that I believe has expanded in that direction but not sure how far.
I used to go to College right across the street from this theater. I always wondered why it got “revamped” considering MEGA theaters (of 20 screens & more) were opening all over the area. What a waste of resources. Oddly enough, I never went to see a movie here…never had a desire to + the neighborhood was indeed “run down”.
Nick, if you get a chance could you go to FOREST HILLS DRIVE IN, someone has a link to look at pictures of the old drive in.If you are able,Could you make me a copy of the picture since the only one i have is in my mind.We tried to do it,but it would not work.
I tell you Nick Firsthand after seven years in the business CARMIKE is a second rate player. I know they must have had kids running the booth.NO union projectionists i knew would stand for such shabby film presentation. Sean was born March 28 1988.What else can you do? Managers in my time never would have allowed such film presentation. NATIONAL HILLS THEATRE? very seldom did i have to go to the booth to tell Mr,Pete a film was out of focus.DID NOT HAPPEN. WOULD NOT HAPPEN.