1930
Crane Building ,
Tampa Map
Description
The Crane Building, as of September 2011, is in the process of being demolished. Fortunately, I was also able to re-photograph of the building before demolition started.
Photo Credits
Historic photograph Courtesy of the Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System
Modern photograph by Bryan Weinstein
I like the windows in this building; large on the left, small but numerous on the right side. Nice scale.
They were numerous on the right side for over 80 years. Now it is just a fenced in lot with a large cement slab…
My heart broke when I saw this building going down. Right before it was demolished, I walked by quite a few times after bringing my car to the repair shop down the street. I would peek in the windows. It was an amazing space. It always made me think.. the problem of reusing these buildings is very complicated. Not only does someone need the money to fix them up but the business owner needs the business to keep operating. It was a small building in a neighborhood that needs larger buildings in order to bring a large volume of people into downtown. The land will better serve the community with development. I spoke to the developer who owned this land. He said the bricks were salvaged to be used in another project. It was beautiful brick..