Saturday, August 30, 2008

Imperial Theatre (Ybor City)

1920's

1923

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

From TBO April 19, 2008 "Falling through the cracks"

"Ethel Athansaw, the infant daughter of the man who founded Tampa's Imperial Theater in 1898."

Anonymous said...

From "Ybor City Historical Trail"...

Site of Imperial Theatre and Cafe
East side of 15th St., between 5th Ave. and the railroad tracks
This establishment, operated by Louis Athanasaw, was a notorious place "where almost anything could happen - and often did".

Anonymous said...

Louis Athanasaw
b: 1858 in Greece
d: 14 JAN 1931 in Tampa (Ybor City), Florida
Burial: 16 JAN 1931 Myrtle Hill Cemetery, Sec. 14, Lot 9, grave 8
Marriage: Hattie SAMPSON b: 8 FEB 1882 in Greece
Children
Athena Winifred ATHANASAW b: 9 JUN 1904
Epithemius (Frank) ATHANASAW b: ABT. 1900
Marie ATHANASAW b: ABT. 1902
Constant (Constantine) Louis ATHANASAW b: 28 FEB 1912
Kathryn PERDICARIS b: 12 AUG 1922 in Tampa, Florida
Maricka ATHANASAW

(From Rootsweb)