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Victory/Palace Theatre (Downtown)
August 20, 1928
May 13, 1929
1930
Rotary Conference April 1933
Palace (just prior to demolition in 1979)
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Current view of the NW Corner of Tampa and Zack
Franklin/Florida Theatre (Downtown)
1924
"Interior of auditorium during the time when the theatre ran silent films. This photo is dated 1924. Note the proscenium and small stage. With the arrival of sound films a larger screen & speaker placed within the proscenium hid the stage. Then in the mid-1950s a larger and wider screen was installed that stretched from the left to right exit doorways totally hiding the proscenium from view for all time. You can certainly see it was a small theater!" - Nick Di Maggio
"Addition of a canopy overhang, and a new "Franklin" blade sign. This photo is dated 1925." - Nick DiMaggio
September 18, 1953
The Florida is Demolished ~ 1978 or 1979 (Photos courtesy of Nick DiMaggio)
"The side wall comes crashing down. Note the "Florida" letters in front of the marquee. As the blade sign had been taken down years ago these letters were the only sign that identified the theatre as the Florida. The building to the left was the 18-story Citizens Bank Building also demolished shortly afterwards by implosion." - Nick DiMaggio
"The long hidden proscenium sees the light again!" - Nick DiMaggio
"Side shot from Polk street. Note the balcony stair marks embedded on the side wall." - Nick DiMaggio
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