Montgomery Theatre
Cass Street and Florida Avenue,
Tampa,
FL
33601
Cass Street and Florida Avenue,
Tampa,
FL
33601
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The Poinciana Theatre opened its doors on February 4, 1911 by Charles T. Friend, housing 448 seats, and opened with the Biograph film “His Trust Fulfilled”.
The Poinciana Theatre at Tampa was mentioned in the July 6, 1912 issue of Moving Picture World. An ebay listing of a picture postcard of this house styling it the Montgomery Theater and postmarked 1913 has a description from the seller (Mitten State Treasures) saying: “Rare image of a theater that only existed from 1911-1916. It was called the Poincaina Theatre when it opened on the corner of Florida Avenue and Cass Street.” The seller does not cite a source for the dates claim, but it could be accurate (despite the misspelling of Poinciana.) There is no Montgomery Theatre listed at Tampa in the 1926 FDY.