Del Monte Delicatessen, 800 block of Florida Ave
Del Monte Delicatessen and other firms, 800 block of Florida Avenue, southeast corner of Florida Avenue and Cass Street. 1926 Burgert Brothers. Courtesy, Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System
Sam Gibbons Federal Courthouse, 800 block of Florida Ave. 2021. © Chip Weiner
The Del Monte Delicatessen was housed in the Cass Street Arcade built by A.J Simms, the developer of the Floridan Hotel, in 1926. His real estate sign, selling property in the subdivision Michigan Avenue Estates, can also be seen on the building in this 1926 photo. Roads and bridges were built for the subdivision but it never materialized. Michigan Avenue was renamed to Columbus Drive in 1933. The deli didn’t last and was replaced by Floridan Pharmacy by 1932.
The Sam Gibbons United States Courthouse replaced the entire structure in 1998.
© Chip Weiner. All rights reserved
From Burgert Brothers: Look Again, Vol. 1