Photo(Bullet, 2011): The 6,566 seat stadium was built on land donated for “water sports” such as hydroplane racing, but was later used for other sporting events and concerts. Designed by architect Hilario Candela, a 28-year-old recent immigrant from Cuba, the stadium was built on Virginia Key as the United States’ first stadium purposely-built for powerboat [...]
Photo(Bullet, 2011): The historic hotel has been boarded up ever since vagrants were found living inside after it’s closing. The Dania Beach Hotel was built in 1925, during the Florida land boom, and was designed by renowned architect Francis Abreu. He is best known for his architectural style of using barrel tile roofs, twisted columns, [...]
The factory was built in 1899 for the Vicente Guerra Cigar Company, who at the time were also the owners of another cigar factory just down the street. From 1910 into the 1940′s it was occupied by V. Guerra, Diaz and Co. owned by Joseph Guerra. During the 1940′s it was shared by Tampa Tiger [...]
Photo(Bullet, 2011): The old, brick cigar factory is currently being renovated by the Tampa Sweethearts Cigar Company. The four-story brick building was built in 1895 for Garcia Brothers & Co. and was later used for the shipping and warehousing of tobacco products. At one point it was occupied by the Salvador Rodriguez Cigar Company and [...]