Woolworth Building, Franklin and Polk Sts, Tampa

Creator

Sape A. Zylstra

Files

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Creation Date

January 1980

Time Period

circa 1980s-1990s

Abstract

Built in 1916, this 'five-and-ten-cent store" was remodeled in 1940, which accounts for its Art Deco touch, intended to make it fit in with other Art Deco storefronts next to and across from it. The building neatly turns the corner with its hexagonal tower, but the marquee distracts from this. Located at Franklin Street and Polk Street.

Alt Text

A large, multi-story building with a "Woolworth" sign on the ground floor, featuring a yellow taxi parked in front. The structure has a beige and brown facade with several windows and is situated along a street with other buildings visible in the background.

Keywords

Variety stores, Art deco (Architecture), F.W. Woolworth Company

Extent

1 color slide

Subject: geographic

Hillsborough County (Fla.); Tampa (Fla.)

Physical Collection

Sape A. Zylstra Collection of Tampa Architectural Slides

Box

1

Note

Title supplied by cataloger. Description supplied by Sape A. Zylstra.

Identifier

Z03-A054

Recommended Citation

Zylstra, Sape A., "Woolworth Building, Franklin and Polk Sts, Tampa" (1980). Sape A. Zylstra Collection of Tampa Photographs. Image 54.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/zylstra/54