Varsity 6
11301 N. Nebraska Avenue,
Tampa,
FL
33612
11301 N. Nebraska Avenue,
Tampa,
FL
33612
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The Varsity 6 is located in an old shopping center on the busy corner of Fowler Avenue and Nebraska Avenue. The theater would have opened sometime in the 1970’s and closed around 2001.
The theater is still standing, though vacant and showing its age. The rest of the shopping center has become an indoor flea market.
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Here is another Nick,Glad I live in Augusta and not as many theatres to work your histories on,but I know you will have alot more to add.
Ad from 1990.
Thanks guys for the info.
Andy I found a listing for a Varsity 6, operated by AMC, opened in 1974 – closed in 1997. Same theatre?
It is the same theater Chuck. Any info on theother two theaters listed, Twin Bay 4 and Horizon Park 4?
Yes, it’s the same theatre. The exterior of the building still resembles a theatre but the interior was completely gutted a few years ago and the walls separating the theatre from the flea market were torn down. The former theatre space is now part of the wide open flea market. I visited the flea market several months ago just to see what (if anything) had been done with the theatre space and all traces of the Varsity 6 are gone. It blends in with the flea market perfectly. You’d never even know the space was a former movie theatre.
I’ve completed some research on the Horizon Park 4 and Twin Bays 4 (opening/closing dates and some additional info) that I’ll be posting this evening. And I have more coming on the Varsity 6 which was also an AMC theatre.
April 2010. The marquee was up until a few years ago.
Thanks for additional stories sad looking picture,but looks like theatre still.
I was an usher at the Varsity Six in the late 70s. The place did incredible business and had some fun promos, midnight movies, etc. Once we had a boxing ring set up in the parking lot with local boxers for the opening of Rocky. Sorry to see it is no more.