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August 11, 2020

As iconic hotspots close due to pandemic neighborhoods lose 'little pieces of history'

  • Every neighborhood loses something precious when local eateries and hangouts get shuttered, but as infections spread and the economic fallout continues, the loss of iconic establishments is felt far and wide.
    • By CURT ANDERSON
    Associated Press

    TAMPA, Fla. — La Tropicana Cafe has been a cornerstone of Tampa's historic Latin-influenced Ybor City neighborhood since the 1960s, well known as a gathering spot where movers and shakers and even mobsters mixed with construction workers over Cuban coffee and sandwiches.

    Now its doors are likely closed for good, like so many other bars and restaurants done in by the coronavirus pandemic.


     
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