1920

New Prince Theatre ,
Downtown Tampa Map

1920 1921

1920 1921

Description

The front of the New Prince Theatre, formally located Franklin Street. In the photo, the theatre is currently playing such classics as Pirate Gold, The Whispering Chorus, The Sheriff’s Baby, and Ruth of the Rockies.
In the 1921 photograph, close to the center of the picture, on the board that says “TO-DAY”, are photographs of the Studebaker plant in Detroit, as shown below:

Unfortunately, in the 1950’s the theatre was (demolished?) to make way for a shoe store…

To learn more about this, as well as other historic Tampa Theatres, be sure to visit
the Historic Theatres in Tampa Blog.

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Print Info

All prints, 11x14 and smaller, come with a decorative white mat. Unless otherwise specified, the historic photo and modern photo are printed on the same sheet of photographic paper. If you would like your photo framed or printed in a size not listed, please feel free to contact me.
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Photo Credits

Historic photograph Courtesy of the Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System

Modern photograph by Courtesy of the Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System

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