Tampa Theatre Oral History Collection
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Interviewer
Andy Huse and Jill Witecki
Publication Date
2024
Date
2024-03-12
Abstract
Keith Arsenault, general manager of the New Tampa Performing Arts Center, discusses the revitalization of downtown Tampa in the 1900s. He describes the development of Franklin Street and the establishment of Franklin Street Mall. Arsenault illustrates the various organizations and meetings formed to determine the utility of downtown Tampa and its performing arts centers. Keith Arsenault highlights the different events held at the downtown venues such as the shows he attended. He also shares his early experiences as a band member and offers his thoughts on the significance of the Tampa Theatre.
Keywords
Tampa Theatre, New Tampa Performing Arts Center, Centers for the performing arts, Historic theaters, Theater--Conservation and preservation, Florida Theatre (Jacksonville Fla.), Kings Theatre (Brooklyn N.Y.), Palace Theatre (Tampa Fla.), Radio City Music Hall (N.Y.), Curtis Hixon Hall (Tampa Fla.), ABC Motion Pictures, McKay Auditorium (Tampa Fla.), Florida Orchestra, St. Petersburg Opera, Palm Beach Opera, University of Tampa, Maas Brothers (Department store), Hillsborough County (Fla.). Arts Council, Hillsborough County Planning Commission, Andrew J. Martinez (1917-2002), Richard L. Cheney (1921-1974), Lloyd Copeland (1907-1998), William F. Poe (1931-2014), John Eberson (1875-1954), Sandra Warshaw Freedman (1943-1995), Doug Wall (1961-2017)
Extent
00:54:31; 27 page transcript
Subject: geographic
Tampa (Fla.); Jacksonville (Fla.); Weeki Wachee (Fla.); New York (N.Y.)
Language
English
Digital Date
2024
Media Type
Oral histories
Format
Digital Only
Identifier
tampa-theatre-ohp-aresnault-keith
Recommended Citation
Arsenault, Keith, "Keith Arsenault Oral History Interview" (2024). Tampa Theatre Oral History Collection. 18.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/tampa_theatre_ohp/18
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