This two story commercial building is currently vacant.  It was built in 1977.  It is 4474 square feet. When originally built, it did not have a balcolny. This was later added.

      The current owner is Eli Design located in Fort Lauderdale.  The previous tenant was Croissant and Company.  This was a French style bakery.  It left this location in January, 2024.  It is to open in the future at 501 S. Tamiami Trail, Venice, Fl.

    The building located at 687 Central Avenue, Saint Petersburg, Florida was constructed in 1924 as the Alexander National Bank in 1924. It was designed by Neil Riad.  The building style was Beaux Arts. At the time of its construction, it was one of the largest banks in Saint Petersburg 

     The bank closed in 1926. For a part of 1927, it was occupied by Gregory Electric Refrigation  Company.  Fidelity Bank and Trust purchased the bank building in 1928.

     Fidelity operated at this site until 1931.  It closed because bank insolvency during the depression.

     Following the bank closure, a series of multiple tenant  occupied the building

     In 1949, the building  was remodeled by Archie Parrish.  It operated as the State Theater for many years. In 2016, the building was closed for multiple fire code violations.

     It was sold to Kevin Shadwick. He undertook an extensive renovation which was completed in 2020.  The name was changed to Floridian Social Club. It now hosts concerts and special events.

     The Pattinson Building is located on.the corner of West Miami Avenue and Nausau Street Venice, Fl.  It was built in 1958.  It is 2 stories.  It has 16, 338 square feet of space.

    It features a flat urethane roof.  It is owned by the Pattinson family.

     The building located at this site is commercial.  It has been converted into 2 units.  It was built in 1949.  It is one story.  It is 2070 square feet. The construction type is shed. Its external wall is stucco.  The roof is roll tar and gravel.

  The current owners are Burgundy Square Venice, Fl.  From 2008 to 2015 the owners were Friendship LLC.  From ?–2008, the owner was James Lynch.  Current tenants are Ciao Gelato 317 A gelato retail facility and 317 B Laurie Jean and Company, a clothing store.

Previous tenants:

TEF Bistro

Elgon LLC  Domestic Liability Company

Sweetemon Domestic Profit Company

Seven on Seven. Restaurant

     Mermaid Fountain has been a center pierce of  Pineapple Park (aka Paul Thorpe, Jr Park) for well over 25 years.     The park is located at 135 Pineapple Avenue in downtown Sarasota.

     The fountain was the work of Nancy Goodheart Matthews. It has undergone at least one major renovation

 Circus Arts Conservatory was incorporated as the National School of Perfoming Circus Arts in 1997.  Name was changed to Circus Sarasota and then in 2013  to Circus Arts Conservatory. Its goal is to preserves Sarasota’s heritage of circus arts with dedication to performance and education.

    It organizes circus events  with amateur and world class performers. 

    It sponsors Sailor Circus. This provides a circus education to younger individuals. 

  It organizes Circus  de Voix.  This is an event that combines circus acts with music of the Key Chorale and  the Cirque Orchestra.

    Summer Circus Spectacular is jointly produced by Circus Arts Conservatory and Ringling.   The event is held in the Asolo Theater. It features circus acts from around the world.

    CAC is responsible for various other outreach programs

This structure was located at 1419 5th Street, Sarasota, Fl. It opened in the 1920’s as an open air theater. In 1935, management was taken over by Wotemco theaters. (Wotmeco was founded in 1925 as movie chain based in Miami, Fl. In 1938, a roof was installed over the building. in 1942, management was taken over by Paramount in its E.J. Sparks subsidiary. In 1945, the building underwent an extensive renovation. Its style became Streamline Moderne. This was an International style of Art Deco that emerged in the 1930’s. In 1953, it operated as an Afro American Thater. It had one screen and 400 seats. It closed in 1967. From 1967 to 1977, the building operated as a church      Some or the prior tenants included: Miro Mar Art Gallery Be Creative Modern Art Gallery Lolita Tartine French Restaurant Vin Bistro French Restaurant