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Everglades Regional Medical Center

Posted by on May 5, 2012 at 12:51 pm

Photo(Bullet, 2011): As of 2012, the building is completely gutted, according to residents, due to scrappers. The Everglades Memorial Hospital opened in 1936 in the small town of Pahokee. On May 11, 1950, the new Everglades Memorial Hospital opened with a dedication ceremony. The ceremony, taking place on “National Hospital Day”, welcomed representatives which included [...]

Morgan Street Jail

Posted by on June 17, 2011 at 2:19 am
Photo by Nomeus, 2008 - Flurbex.com

Photo(Nomeus, 2008 – Flurbex.com): The jail was built in 1964 and an annex was added in 1981. In the early 1900s, the property which Morgan Street Jail stood on was occupied by a small walled structure surrounded by various businesses. In 1925, the structure was replaced with the Hillsborough County Jail . The much larger [...]

Parkway West Regional Medical Center

Posted by on May 15, 2011 at 9:13 pm

Photo(Bullet, 2010): One of the hallways, long after scrappers have been through it Built in 1972, it officially opened in 1974 with 11 stories, 127 rooms and enough beds to accommodate over 300 patients. It remained operational until finally closing in 2002. The property was bought in 2004 for $4.2 million by Jacob Sopher, President [...]