Columbia Restaurant - Ybor City Historic District - Tampa, Florida - NRHP Historic Districts - Contributing Buildings on Waymarking.com

The Columbia Restaurant is noted as the oldest continuously operated restaurant in Florida, first opening it's doors in 1905 in the historic Ybor City neighborhood. It is also one of the largest Spanish food restaurants in the world at 1,700 seats, taking up a whole city block. It was founded by Casimirio Hernandez as a corner bar and coffee shop, which still exists within the restaurant. The exterior artwork is amazing, consisting of many inlaid color tiles depicting historical scenes, flowers and animals. The restaurant is also known for either inventing the Cuban Sandwich, or at least popularizing it (I ordered one during my visit).

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Name of Historic District (as listed on the NRHP): Ybor City Historic District Link to nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com page with the Historic District: [Web Link] Address: 2101-2119 East 7th Avenue Tampa, Florida 33605 How did you determine the building to be a contributing structure?: Narrative found on the internet (Link provided below) Optional link to narrative or database: [Web Link] NRHP Historic District Waymark (Optional): Not listed

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