downtown fire destroys tampa federal annex
TBHC25 years ago…
November 28, 1981 – A five-alarm fire at the Tampa Federal Savings and Loan Annex, located on the corner of Madison Avenue and Marion Street, destroys its customer service division, computer terminals and mailroom. The fire, which burned out of control for several hours, caused an estimated $300,000 in damage to the annex and another $150,000 to its contents. The adjoining five-story colonial-style Tampa Federal office building was not damaged. This was the first major fire in downtown Tampa since October 1973, when flames destroyed the upper floors of the 14-story Citizens Bank Building on Franklin and Zack streets.
Courtesy of the Tampa Bay History Center.
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