Since 1905

The Columbia Restaurant, Ybor City, Tampa, Florida. Historic and iconic. Run by the same Cuban family since inception. Teddy Roosevelt and his Rough Riders used to ride by and water their horses at the trough nearby. Don't miss their 1905 salad. ;)

At the suggestion of @danette (Danette Thompson), for which we were most appreciative.

I was happy to capture the moon and a palm tree, too.

Thanks for visiting, especially with the surfeit of Florida shots over the last week.

[Rosie Kerr]

@danette - thanks! :)

[Taffy]

Love reading about the history! And you've captured its whimsy and colorful tones so well.

[Maggiemae]

Great to see this - have seen several similar around the world - on a corner and they are all still going from early days!

[Lou Ann]

Very nice! I just love neon signage. Would love to eat here!

[Thom Mitchell]

Great colors!!

[Beverly Parks]

Interesting architecture! Nice tilework, too.

[Connie Little]

Wonderful bit or architecture. Thanks for supplying the history behind it. .

[Marnie]

Great architecture and I just love neon signs. Interesting history too.

[CC Folk]

This looks like a cool place! Sorry I missed it last month! Next time...

[Leana Niemand]

Beautiful shot and light.

[Lynda]

A lovely capture of a family favorite. A must do if we are in the area. Your POV with the blue sky, moon, and palm trees nicely accents the corner.

[Danette Thompson]

This is an awesome capture of it...not an easy task. What a great place! Glad you enjoyed. Hope you enjoyed Tampa!

[gloria jones]

Great shot, composition

[HelenM]

Nicely done. Interesting building too

[Rosie Kerr]

@danette We did! Loved the beautiful beaches, especially Fort De Soto Park and Caladesi Island. Thanks again for the suggestions.

[Gayle]

Awesome capture! Fantastic on black! Interesting background info.

[Jennifer]

super shot, lovely details and colours

[Kathy]

Festive holiday shot.

[Catherine P]

Excellent pov

[bkb in the city]

Nice shot of a great piece of history

[Stewart Gregory]

Fabulous colours and so much to look at in this image

[Daisy Miller]

Great shot with great composition and colors.

[Cathie]

I love this. Just the kind of place we like to visit.