Post #781374 by mike and marie on Wed, Nov 8, 2017 10:03 AM

Glad you liked it there. St Pete (and Tampa Bay in general) is a fantastic place. The Hollander is a 1930s building and they kept the outside facade, but it looks like the rooms, restaurant, lounge etc is all new. We're sure it's a nice place though. Older places like that get more attention from government and preservationists, but when we said no one cares about historic preservation we were really talking about postwar stuff, 50s, 60s, 70s, mid-century modern and especially tiki. There's no love for any of that from historic preservationists or government, not only in Florida but in So Cal and everywhere else. Some of them might think it's 'cool' but they wouldn't lift a finger to do anything to help these places out; they might expend a calorie or break a nail. We've spent too much time with too many of these people to know what it's all about: a cushy job, academic credentials, a line on a resume, grant money. It's a sham.