Event Brief
Demolition starts on historic Wallace Stovall building
Filed: May 18, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET
Summary: Crews began tearing down the Wallace Stovall—old Tampa Tribune—building at 601 N Ashley Dr in downtown Tampa.
WHO: Demolition crews; Rodney Kite-Powell, Tampa Bay History Center
WHAT: Demolition began on the historic Wallace Stovall building, long known as the old Tampa Tribune building.
WHEN: May 18, 2026 at 4:50 PM ET
WHERE: 601 North Ashley Drive, Tampa, Florida
WHY: No specific cause was reported.
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