Juan Baamonde Furniture and New York Bargain House, 1718 7th Ave

Juan Baamonde Furniture and the New York Bargain House on 7th Avenue in Ybor City" . 1924). Burgert Brothers. Courtesy, University of South Florida Digital Collection.

The history of Juan Baamonde & Co. has some legal ups and downs. The first newspaper appearance in 1911 is a public notice that Juan Baamonde purchased the interest of Silbestre Fernandez in the business of Juan Baamonde Furniture and will not be responsible for any of Fernandez's bills. From there, the furniture store continued as a going concern amid several civil lawsuits through 1922, when Baamonde filed for bankruptcy. In 1924, he advertised as a “capable and experienced businessman” looking for partners in a big corporation, selling stock investment opportunities in his store for $10. There is no record of any stock sales. In 1925, he listed the business for sale “on account of declining health.” Baamonde died in 1950.

In 1993, the original Coyote Ugly Saloon opened in New York, following their corporate theme, “Beautiful Girls + Booze = Money.” In 2000, the movie Coyote Ugly popularized the notion of young women with a cowgirl twist exhibiting outrageous antics and dancing choreographed dances on the bar to sell drinks. The brand franchised, and the Ybor City location opened in 2003. The original Coyote Ugly location in New York City closed permanently in 2020.

From Burgert Brothers: Look Again, Vol.2