The hotel continued to thrive through the 1950’s, hosting big names including Gary Cooper and Elvis Presley.īut in the 1960’s, the institution saw competition from more modern “motels” along the city’s highways. Servicemen who were training to fly B-17’s over Europe hung out there, and the bar developed a wild reputation.
During World War II, its bar, called the Sapphire Room, saw a spike in popularity. Grand and luxurious, it was the tallest building in Florida until 1966. The Floridan Hotel, also known as the Hotel Floridan, opened in 1927, with 19 floors and 316 rooms.
It’s called The Floridan, and it’s a bar, a hotel, and a restaurant. There’s an institution in downtown Tampa that’s had a more interesting life than you, me, and Jack Reacher combined.
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