Tampa: Untold Stories - the Italian Club

City of Tampa
City of Tampa
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Published 2018-03-16
Retired Judge and Tampa historian E.J. Salcines regales viewers with the over one hundred year history of the Italian Club in Ybor City. Myriad photos from the City of Tampa Archives and Records division illustrate the rich history of this iconic landmark, and the people that brought it to life.
All Comments (13)
  • @dmondcon1
    Wow, This is the best history lesson!
  • @imerupp
    Ybor City and the hole Old Tampa area is so rich in history
  • @samueldelgado1458
    This was amazing... I got married in the Italian Club in '03. I love it.
  • @deliarosas7436
    He not reading from script... He stating his memory from his child hood
  • @cained5ncs857
    What’s pretty cool is, I just installed new carpet in the ballroom about 3 yrs ago. I live in the Tampa Bay Area. It was pretty cool to see them try and keep it old historic looking
  • @DollyKauionalani
    Every time I'm in Ybor, I'm so captivated by the beauty of this building. I live in Tampa, Ybor is a city within Tampa. We had an exclusive paranormal conference there almost twenty years ago. It was amazing! I got the creepiest EVP I've ever had, when I was in the women's bathroom on the second floor alone. We were allowed to go back into the offices where the old TB clinic was. Getting to stay in this beauty over night for two nights, and have amazing speakers during the day, allowing us to enjoy the club as a theater and business conference are like the old crowd would have was an experience I'll never forget. I'm so thankful to have been able to see behind the scenes in this old building! It is truly a historic and architectural treasure. (And yes, it's haunted!) I also got to investigate the old Cuban Club overnight several times with my old group. This was before Ghost Hunters filmed there and made it famous in the paranormal community! We'd give the security guard that was there to keep an eye on us $50 for to hang for the night. He'd lay on the bench outside and nap or read and let us do our thing. Now? Ppffftttt forget about it! They've restored the building, and they charge more than an arm and a leg for the paranormal peeps. We got to go there several times, from sundown to sunup, for $50. Memories, man! They hit me in the feels. Charlie, do you remember skanking to the Supertones on the bandshell at the Cuban Club? Good times!!!!
  • @clutchcargo5259
    Not many Italians in Tampa now from what I'm seeing. Public transportation was better back than compared to now
  • @gobeklipepe
    They say this building is extremely haunted.