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AMC closes its Tyrone Square 6 movie theater
A new theater is expected to be built on the mall property, and an Old Navy store will takes its vacated space.
By JON WILSON
Published January 10, 2007
AMC has closed its Tyrone Square 6 movie theater after a 33-year run, officials said Tuesday. AMC is expected to build a new theater on Tyrone Square Mall property, but specifics were not available early this week. An Old Navy store will go into the vacated space, said Jeni Wilson, a mall spokeswoman. She said it could be open by early summer. The closure came Sunday after showings of such first-run films as Apocalypto, The Good Shepherd and We Are Marshall. It caught some moviegoers by surprise, but Wilson said the move had been in the works for quite awhile. "Over a year," she said. "As part of AMC's business strategy, we continually upgrade the quality of our service," said Andy DiOrio, a corporate spokesman. He referred questions about AMC's plans on the mall property to Simon Property Group, the developer for Tyrone Square. Simon officials were not immediately available Tuesday. Tyrone 6 was among the first businesses to open at the 1972-vintage mall. AMC has approximately 411 theaters with 5,635 screens, according to its Web site. Most of the theaters are in the United States and Canada, with some in Mexico, South America, Europe and Asia.
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by Kristen
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01/12/08 10:04 AM
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WOW!I remember walking to the mall with my sister, eating at the old cafeteria,going to the movies just across the way, then hitting alladin arcade.Seems like 2 decades ago.WAIT!It was!!Guess things need change to adapt to societies change.We'll see!
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by Jodi
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04/11/07 07:23 PM
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I really do NOT like this idea!! My friends and I WENT there all the time.
and the inconvenience of going to a theater 15 minutes away instead of 5, well it sucks.
and i would love to have a new theater built real soon
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by Eunice
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02/17/07 11:54 AM
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I often enjoyed watching movies at the Tyrone 6, because of its convenience to shops at the mall. I hope that AMC builds a new theater at the mall soon.
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by Hellie
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01/10/07 04:08 PM
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The Tyrone theatres (and mall, until recently) have been a shameful disgrace for at least the past ten years. Good riddance. JR--the old Crossroads was razed several years ago, replaced by Bennigans and Home Depot. Easy to overlook, I can imagine.
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by Mark
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01/10/07 03:07 PM
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With the beautiful theaters such as Baywalk around, I am surprised anyone would subject themselves to the conditions of the old Tyrone 6. I hope they give the neighborhood what it deserves,a beautiful theater with stadium seating/ more than 6 screens
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by Amanda
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01/10/07 02:07 PM
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Glad the theater is closing. The one time I went to a movie there it reeked of urine.
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by JR
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01/10/07 11:13 AM
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Just go to Crossroads...
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by Brant
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01/10/07 10:45 AM
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Sheesh, that's sad. I have a lot of fond memories of that place. Or, at least, of things that happened in that place.
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by Lucy
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01/10/07 10:32 AM
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I think a new movie theater is definitely overdue - Tyrone was no comparison to the new movie theaters. But there will be a definite void in that area with no movie theater around! I liked being able to go shopping and then catch a movie :(
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by bill
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01/10/07 07:45 AM
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why would you close an old location before the replacement is ready? So where do we go now? Pinellas Park or Seminole? I guess Bay Walk? Not me.
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