The Castle (Ybor)
 The Castle in 2004 | |
| Address | 2004 N 16th St (Ybor City) |
|---|---|
| Location | Tampa, Florida 33605 |
| Owner | Alan Kahana |
| Type | Gothic Nightclub |
| Genre(s) | Industrial Music, techno, 80s music electronic dance music |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1930 |
| Opened | 1992 |
| Renovated | 1992, 1993 |
| Builder | Vicente Martinez Ybor |
| Website | |
| castleybor | |
The Castle (Ybor) is a gothic nightclub located in the historic Ybor City neighborhood of Tampa, Florida.[1] Founded in 1992 by Alan Kahana, The Castle features multilevel dance floors, bars, various live DJ performances, and hosts costume parties and themed events — 80s nights, Star Wars nights, cosplay events, steampunk and vampire balls.[2]
Historic building[edit]
The Castle is located in a gothic architecture-styled building built by Vicente Martinez Ybor in Ybor City's Historic District in 1930 dubbed the Cooperative El Primero Progresso (Ybor's Labor Temple).[3] The building's architecture features a tall castle-like battlement, medieval arched doors and stained-glass windows. Inside the building is a main hallway to a grand staircase way with a lower level 'dungeon' and main hall to a courtyard. The historic building was used by Ybor City cigar and restaurant labor union workers to organize and host union events until its conversion into a nightclub in 1992.[4]
References[edit]
- ↑ "THE CASTLE". www.yborcityonline.com. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ↑ "The Castle, Ybor City's goth paradise, celebrates 25 years of darkness and weirdness". www.tampabay.com. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ↑ "This Labor Day, let's revisit the 1931 clash between Tampa cigar workers and police". www.cltampa.com. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ↑ "25 years later, the Castle stands alone as Ybor's goth mecca". www.tampabay.com. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
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