In city council chambers on Tuesday, Dennis Fernandez stood before the Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) to explain why the City of Tampa is seeking emergency action to halt the demolition permit for downtown’s old Tarr Furniture building. Technically at 520 N Tampa St.—and together with the property next door at 514 N Tampa St.—the strip of Tarr storefront now consists of Moxie’s Cafe, the soon-to-relocate Bamboozle Cafe and First Watch. Tampa Bay History Center (TBHC) curator Rodney Kite-Powell told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay that 514 N Tampa St. was originally Hotel Arno, erected in 1895 and one of the oldest buildings in downtown Tampa.
In city council chambers on Tuesday, Dennis Fernandez stood before the Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) to explain why the City of Tampa is seeking emergency action to halt the demolition permit for downtown’s old Tarr Furniture building. Technically at 520 N Tampa St.—and together with the property next door at 514 N Tampa St.—the strip of Tarr storefront now consists of Moxie’s Cafe, the soon-to-relocate Bamboozle Cafe and First Watch. Tampa Bay History Center (TBHC) curator Rodney Kite-Powell told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay that 514 N Tampa St. was originally Hotel Arno, erected in 1895 and one of the oldest buildings in downtown Tampa.