Tampa Theatre Makes the Economic Case for Nonprofit Movie Theaters

Tampa Theatre's illuminated marquee and entrance in downtown Tampa as visitors gather outside at sunset.

One hundred years after opening as a commercial movie palace, Tampa Theatre is finding new ways to make money from its remarkable auditorium. Its nonprofit operators have nearly completed a $24.5 million restoration, with more construction planned and a $22 million endowment proposed to help preserve the building for another century.

Downtown Tampa Road Closure to Last Two Years Starting Oct. 20

Aerial view of the Lee Roy Selmon Expressway curving past downtown Tampa high-rise buildings, where a $362 million expansion is underway.

Drivers heading south on Tampa Street toward the Tampa Convention Center will have to take a different route starting Oct. 20, when the intersection at East Brorein Street closes for roughly two years to make room for the $362 million Lee Roy Selmon Expressway expansion. Beginning at 8 p.m., construction crews will close South Tampa … Read more