Tampa, FL

Tampa on When It Was is 43 addresses and the 59 businesses that have occupied them, the oldest from 1824. 23 are still open today; 36 are gone, and 17 of the buildings themselves have been demolished. Every entry below opens a page with the full history of that address, and the map lets you slide the year and watch the city change.

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Tampa, decade by decade

• 1820s
  1 opened — Fort Brooke (site, now Tampa Convention Center)See the map in 1825 →
• 1880s
  1 opened — Ybor Factory (Ybor-Manrara Cigar Factory)See the map in 1885 →
• 1890s
  2 opened — Tampa Bay Hotel (Plant Hall), El Pasaje / Cherokee ClubSee the map in 1895 →
• 1900s
  2 opened — Columbia Restaurant, Federal Building, U.S. Courthouse and Downtown Postal StationSee the map in 1905 →
• 1910s
  10 opened — Hillsboro Hotel, Centro Asturiano de Tampa, El Centro Español de Tampa, Circulo Cubano de Tampa (Cuban Club), and 6 moreSee the map in 1915 →
• 1920s
  10 opened — Floridan Hotel, Tampa Theatre, Victory Theatre / Palace Theatre, Franklin Theatre / Florida Theatre, and 6 moreSee the map in 1925 →
• 1930s
  5 opened — University of Tampa, Goody Goody, The Big Orange Drive-In, Peter O. Knight Airport, and 1 moreSee the map in 1935 →
• 1940s
  3 opened — Fort Homer W. Hesterly Armory, Las Novedades, The Hub BarSee the map in 1945 →
• 1950s
  9 opened — J.C. Newman Cigar Company, Bern's Steak House, Tampa Jai-Alai Fronton, Palladium Ballroom, and 5 moreSee the map in 1955 →
• 1960s
  2 opened — Curtis Hixon Hall, Tampa Stadium (The Big Sombrero)See the map in 1965 →
• 1970s
  5 opened — Ybor Square, El Goya, Mel's Hot Dogs, La Teresita, and 1 moreSee the map in 1975 →
• 1990s
  1 opened — MasqueradeSee the map in 1995 →
• 2020s
  1 opened — Hotel HayaSee the map in 2025 →

Still here, and gone

By kind of place

Restaurant (12)

Carne Chophouse · The Ybor Chophouse · Spaghetti Warehouse · Columbia Restaurant · Bern's Steak House · Las Novedades · Valencia Garden · Goody Goody · and 4 more

Other (10)

Centro Asturiano de Tampa · Covadonga Hospital · El Centro Español de Tampa · Circulo Cubano de Tampa (Cuban Club) · L'Unione Italiana (Italian Club) · El Pasaje / Cherokee Club · Tampa Jai-Alai Fronton · Sulphur Springs Water Tower · and 2 more

Theater (7)

Tampa Theatre · Victory Theatre / Palace Theatre · Franklin Theatre / Florida Theatre · Broadway Theatre · The Ritz Ybor · Rivoli Theatre · Tower Drive-In

Hotel (5)

Tampa Bay Hotel (Plant Hall) · Floridan Hotel · Hillsboro Hotel · Hotel Haya · Sulphur Springs Hotel and Mave's Arcade

Office Building (4)

Tampa Electric (Teco) headquarters · Tampa Tribune Building (Parker Street plant) · Tampa Tribune Building (Lafayette Street) · Wallace Stovall Tampa Tribune Building (GTE Building)

Store (3)

Maas Brothers Department Store · S. H. Kress and Co. · F. W. Woolworth Store (1960 lunch counter sit-in)

Factory (3)

Ybor Factory (Ybor-Manrara Cigar Factory) · J.C. Newman Cigar Company · Regensburg Cigar Factory (El Reloj)

Music Venue (3)

Curtis Hixon Hall · Fort Homer W. Hesterly Armory · Palladium Ballroom

Every place in Tampa (43)

• Bern's Steak House 1208 S Howard Ave · 1956–present
• Busch Gardens Tampa (original 1959 Bird Gardens) 10165 N McKinley Dr · 1959–present
• Carne Chophouse 1536 E 7th Ave · 3 businesses
• Centro Asturiano de Tampa 1913 N Nebraska Ave · 1914–present · 2 businesses
• Circulo Cubano de Tampa (Cuban Club) 2010 N Avenida Republica de Cuba · 1917–present
• Columbia Restaurant 2117 E 7th Ave · 1905–present
• Curtis Hixon Hall 600 Ashley Dr · 1965–1993
• El Pasaje / Cherokee Club 1326 E 9th Ave · 1895–present
• F. W. Woolworth Store (1960 lunch counter sit-in) 901 N Franklin St
• Federal Building, U.S. Courthouse and Downtown Postal Station 601 N Florida Ave · 1905–2001
• Floridan Hotel 905 N Florida Ave · 1927–present
• Fort Brooke (site, now Tampa Convention Center) 333 S Franklin St · 1824–1883
• Fort Homer W. Hesterly Armory 522 N Howard Ave · 1941–2005
• Franklin Theatre / Florida Theatre 710 N Franklin St · 1924–present · 2 businesses
• Goody Goody 1119 N Florida Ave · 1930–2005
• Hillsboro Hotel 512 N Florida Ave · 1911–1969
• Hotel Haya 1430 E 7th Ave · 2021–present · 3 businesses
• J.C. Newman Cigar Company 2701 N 16th St · 1954–present · 2 businesses
• L'Unione Italiana (Italian Club) 1731 E 7th Ave · 1918–present · 2 businesses
• La Teresita 3246 W Columbus Dr · 1972–present
• Lowry Park Zoo and Tampa Fairyland 1101 W Sligh Ave · 1957–1987
• Maas Brothers Department Store 700 N Franklin St · 1920–1991
• Mel's Hot Dogs 4136 E Busch Blvd · 1973–present
• Palladium Ballroom 205 W Cass St · 1957–1965
• Peter O. Knight Airport 700 S Davis Blvd · 1935–1946
• S. H. Kress and Co. 811 N Franklin St · 1928–1981
• Tampa City Hall (1915) 315 E John F Kennedy Blvd · 1915–present
• Tampa Jai-Alai Fronton 5125 S Dale Mabry Hwy · 1953–1998
• Tampa Stadium (The Big Sombrero) 4201 N Dale Mabry Hwy · 1967–1998 · 2 businesses
• Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St · 1926–present
• Tampa Tribune Building (Lafayette Street) 507 E Lafayette St · 1935–1975
• Tampa Tribune Building (Parker Street plant) 202 S Parker St · 1975–2016
• Tampa Union Station 601 N Nebraska Ave · 1912–1984
• The Big Orange Drive-In 1301 W Kennedy Blvd · 1931–1957
• The Hub Bar 719 N Franklin St · 1949–present
• The Ritz Ybor 1503 E 7th Ave · 1917–present · 3 businesses
• Tower Drive-In 8105 N Florida Ave · 1952–1984 · 3 businesses
• University of Tampa 401 W Kennedy Blvd · 1933–present · 2 businesses
• Valencia Garden 811 W Kennedy Blvd · 1927–2009
• Victory Theatre / Palace Theatre 700 N Tampa St · 1920–1977
• Wallace Stovall Tampa Tribune Building (GTE Building) 601 N Ashley Dr
• Ybor Square 1911 N 13th St · 1975–present · 3 businesses
• Zi-Chex Drive Inn 3801 W Gandy Blvd · 1952–1997