TAMPA | Floridan Palace Hotel | 20 stories | 213 hotel rooms | Restoration | Completed - Page 10

smiley · November 20th, 2007, 05:10 AM

Tampa Terrace Hotel - was next to where Northern Trust Bank is (on the east side of Florida)

JBrisco · November 20th, 2007, 05:43 AM

Yup

. I'm making 3d models of old Tampa Buildings.

Jasonhouse · November 20th, 2007, 05:54 PM

VERY cool, but you should put that in it's own thread please, not hijack this one.

JBrisco · November 20th, 2007, 06:49 PM

My bad, can I create a thread in the Skyway lounge?

AKBTampa · December 10th, 2007, 04:53 PM

JBrisco, you should post your models to the 3D Models forum, under the Creative Corner>Drawing Board. Great Model, btw!

Robert.Maddrey · December 10th, 2007, 05:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JBrisco

In an unrelated note, anyone recognize this hotel?

Very cool. The Tampa Terrace was the nicest of the grand hotels downtown. A cool project would be for some hotel developer to rebuild the Tampa Terrace, with some modern updates.

Jasonhouse · December 10th, 2007, 06:24 PM

^I'm not so sure it would work well anymore... It would have to be scaled up considerably I think, clearly altering the look and feel of any kind of replica design.

Robert.Maddrey · December 10th, 2007, 10:43 PM

I'm not so sure how drastically you would have to change the exterior countenance, certainly the success or failure of the Floridian will be good indicator as to the viability of such designs. It seems to me that if done properly, a revamped Tampa Terrace could be on equal footing with projects similar to the Embassy Suites.

Jasonhouse · December 11th, 2007, 12:05 AM

I was thinking that dimensionally, the original design wasn't that big, which means that there isn't much room to make money off of, while the cost of replicating the old design would probably come at a considerable premium... My thinking is that such a thing would have to be scaled up to make it financially viable, if it's possible at all.

Robert.Maddrey · December 11th, 2007, 02:11 AM

Very true, there would have to be substantial cost cutting over the original methods of construction and probably a wider footprint. Though, I think with a little ingenuity you could clear those hurdles. They can do some pretty cool stuff with preforms these days. Dunno, its an admirable thought at least.

Lakelander · December 11th, 2007, 06:20 AM

Here's the Tampa Terrace's cousin in Lakeland. It was renovated back into an upscale hotel a few years ago, but the city had to give incentives to get the job done.

Casey · December 14th, 2007, 08:51 PM

Just noticed on the Skypoint webcam that work on the south exterior of the Floridan is ongoing. Check it out (zoom in on the Floridan):

http://oxblue.com/client/rjgcameras/skypoint/

FloridaFuture · December 14th, 2007, 11:06 PM

^Thanks for that heads up. I would've missed that if you hadn't brought that up.

rhythmnation2004 · December 24th, 2007, 05:05 AM

I'm really excited about this project. I wonder when we'll hear more news...

HARTride 2012 · December 24th, 2007, 05:46 AM

Wow, this is only your first post? Well, welcome. I hope you enjoy SSC.

Oh, and Happy Holidays to you too.

Robert.Maddrey · January 7th, 2008, 07:37 AM

Outward renovations on the Floridian on 01/05/08. The first time I have been downtown and seen crews working on the exterior. Surely a good sign of things to come.

FloridaFuture · January 7th, 2008, 05:02 PM

^Nice.

I can't wait to see the signs go back up.

AKBTampa · January 7th, 2008, 06:32 PM

I wonder if they will put canopies or overhangs back up over the entrances?

Jasonhouse · January 8th, 2008, 04:03 AM

^Sfaik, yes.

I saw them working on the facade along Cass today. It immediately looked better just from the old crud being blasted off the trim around the windows.

tampamobster21 · January 8th, 2008, 04:59 AM

I can not wait until it is complete.

November 20th, 2007, 05:10 AM	#181
smiley Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Tampa Posts: 4,097 Likes (Received): 0	Tampa Terrace Hotel - was next to where Northern Trust Bank is (on the east side of Florida) __________________ Do I contradict myself? Well then, I contradict myself. I am large. I contain multitudes. I don't pretend 'cause I don't care.

December 10th, 2007, 10:43 PM	#188
Robert.Maddrey Native Floridian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 817 Likes (Received): 0	I'm not so sure how drastically you would have to change the exterior countenance, certainly the success or failure of the Floridian will be good indicator as to the viability of such designs. It seems to me that if done properly, a revamped Tampa Terrace could be on equal footing with projects similar to the Embassy Suites. __________________ Robert W. Maddrey Editor & Owner Down Shift Magazine >> My Photos of Tampa <<

December 11th, 2007, 02:11 AM	#190
Robert.Maddrey Native Floridian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 817 Likes (Received): 0	Very true, there would have to be substantial cost cutting over the original methods of construction and probably a wider footprint. Though, I think with a little ingenuity you could clear those hurdles. They can do some pretty cool stuff with preforms these days. Dunno, its an admirable thought at least. __________________ Robert W. Maddrey Editor & Owner Down Shift Magazine >> My Photos of Tampa <<

December 11th, 2007, 06:20 AM	#191
Lakelander Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Jacksonville/ Lakeland, FL Posts: 2,253 Likes (Received): 7	Here's the Tampa Terrace's cousin in Lakeland. It was renovated back into an upscale hotel a few years ago, but the city had to give incentives to get the job done. __________________ Metro Jacksonville

December 24th, 2007, 05:46 AM	#195
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November 20th, 2007, 05:43 AM	#182
JBrisco USF Architecture Student Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Tampa, FLA Posts: 1,525 Likes (Received): 0	Yup . I'm making 3d models of old Tampa Buildings.

November 20th, 2007, 05:54 PM	#183
Jasonhouse Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 12,272 Likes (Received): 8	VERY cool, but you should put that in it's own thread please, not hijack this one.

November 20th, 2007, 06:49 PM	#184
JBrisco USF Architecture Student Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Tampa, FLA Posts: 1,525 Likes (Received): 0	My bad, can I create a thread in the Skyway lounge?

December 10th, 2007, 04:53 PM	#185
AKBTampa Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: St. Petersburg - Tampa Posts: 613 Likes (Received): 0	JBrisco, you should post your models to the 3D Models forum, under the Creative Corner>Drawing Board. Great Model, btw!

December 10th, 2007, 06:24 PM	#187
Jasonhouse Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 12,272 Likes (Received): 8	^I'm not so sure it would work well anymore... It would have to be scaled up considerably I think, clearly altering the look and feel of any kind of replica design.

December 11th, 2007, 12:05 AM	#189
Jasonhouse Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 12,272 Likes (Received): 8	I was thinking that dimensionally, the original design wasn't that big, which means that there isn't much room to make money off of, while the cost of replicating the old design would probably come at a considerable premium... My thinking is that such a thing would have to be scaled up to make it financially viable, if it's possible at all.

December 14th, 2007, 08:51 PM	#192
Casey Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Tampa Posts: 308 Likes (Received): 0	Just noticed on the Skypoint webcam that work on the south exterior of the Floridan is ongoing. Check it out (zoom in on the Floridan): http://oxblue.com/client/rjgcameras/skypoint/

December 14th, 2007, 11:06 PM	#193
FloridaFuture Former Mod Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Tampa/Gainesville Posts: 5,234 Likes (Received): 0	^Thanks for that heads up. I would've missed that if you hadn't brought that up.

December 24th, 2007, 05:05 AM	#194
rhythmnation2004 User Extraordinaire Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Tampa, Florida Posts: 78 Likes (Received): 0	I'm really excited about this project. I wonder when we'll hear more news...

January 7th, 2008, 07:37 AM	#196
Robert.Maddrey Native Floridian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 817 Likes (Received): 0	Outward renovations on the Floridian on 01/05/08. The first time I have been downtown and seen crews working on the exterior. Surely a good sign of things to come. __________________ Robert W. Maddrey Editor & Owner Down Shift Magazine >> My Photos of Tampa <<

January 7th, 2008, 05:02 PM	#197
FloridaFuture Former Mod Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Tampa/Gainesville Posts: 5,234 Likes (Received): 0	^Nice. I can't wait to see the signs go back up.

January 7th, 2008, 06:32 PM	#198
AKBTampa Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: St. Petersburg - Tampa Posts: 613 Likes (Received): 0	I wonder if they will put canopies or overhangs back up over the entrances?

January 8th, 2008, 04:03 AM	#199
Jasonhouse Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 12,272 Likes (Received): 8	^Sfaik, yes. I saw them working on the facade along Cass today. It immediately looked better just from the old crud being blasted off the trim around the windows.

January 8th, 2008, 04:59 AM	#200
tampamobster21 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Boston, Massachusetts Posts: 1,336 Likes (Received): 0	I can not wait until it is complete. __________________ Jacques Derrida (1930 - 2004) To pretend, I actually do the thing: I have therefore only pretended to pretend.

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