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Entertainment at the Columbia Restaurant




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Dancers in the Patio room at the Columbia Restaurant, with Adela Gonzmart third from right




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Columbia Restaurant's 50th anniversary dinner, attended by couples celebrating 50 years of marriage




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La Fonda room at the Columbia Restaurant




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Busy night in the unfinished Siboney room at the Columbia Restaurant




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Woman singing on a busy night in the unfinished Siboney room at the Columbia Restaurant




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Entertainers performing on a busy night in the unfinished Siboney room at the Columbia Restaurant




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Couples celebrating 50 years of marriage dance at the Columbia Restaurant's 50th anniversary dinner




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Heavywight boxing legend Rocky Marciano and Cesar Gonzmart in the Patio room at the Columbia Restaurant




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Bust of Adela Gonzmart in front of the Columbia Restaurant




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Extended Gonzmart family gathers around Cesar Gonzmart's bust in from of the Columbia Restaurant




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Adela Gonzmart poses with antique furniture




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Cesar Gonzmart sings with strolling musicians tableside at the Columbia Restaurant on Christmas Eve; Adela Gonzmart is seated




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Cesar Gonzmart's antique bed




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Cesar and Adela Gonzmart at family dinner, likely in anticipation of their wedding




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Adela Gonzmart with Roland Mantiega, publisher of La Gaceta




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Casimiro Hernandez Sr., father of the Columbia Restaurant.




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Casimiro Hernandez Jr., who took the Columbia Restaurant to new heights




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Feast in the Columbia Restaurant's Don Quixote room, with Casimiro Hernandez Jr. at the head of the table




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Adela and Cesar Gonzmart with Casimiro Jr. and Carmen Hernandez celebrating the 1962 Holiday Magazine Award in the Columbia Restaurant's Patio room




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Cesar, Adela, Casey, Mary, Melanie, and Richard Gonzmart after the Columbia Restaurant was entered into U.S. Business News' Restaurat Hall of Fame




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Cesar Gonzmart's bust watches over the Columbia Restaurant




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Flamenco dancers in the Columbia Restaurant's Don Quixote room




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Richard Gonzmart makes a massive 1905 Salad at the Columbia Restaurant




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Richard Gonzmart doing some heavy lifting in the Columbia Restaurant's kitchen




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Andrea Gonzmart appears with the Columbia Restaurant's dancers




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Casimiro Hernandez Jr., Casey, Adela, Richard, and Cesar Gonzmart, and Carmen Hernandez at the Zaragozana Restaurant in Cuba




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Aerial view: looking south over Straub Park along Bayshore Drive and Beach Drive, including the waterfront, Little St. Mary's, St. Petersburg Art Club, American Legion, Lantern Lane, Soreno Hotel, Ponce de Leon Hotel, cars, and buildings to the southw




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Aerial view: 1st Avenue North to 4th Avenue South, three blocks from waterfront. Many houses and other buildings, including City Hall, ACL (Atlantic Coast Line) Railroad train station. Labeled "Aerial view from Whitted's "Bluebird" phot




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Aerial view: Central Avenue to 2nd Avenue South, between 1st Street and 3rd Street; Smokestack; Buildings include houses, the Detroit Hotel, and the ACL (Atlantic Coast Line) Railroad train station




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Aerial view: 1st Avenue South in detail, looking west; the ACL (Atlantic Coast Line) Railroad train station. Archibald Produce, furniture store, West Coast Telephone Co. Princess Martha Hotel, Suwanee Hotel, Kress Building, and the Pheil Hotel; many cars




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(ACL) Atlantic Coast Line Railroad train station on 1st Avenue South between 2nd and 3rd Street




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(ACL) Atlantic Coast Line Railroad train station between 2nd Street and 3rd Street




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Park. People sitting on benches marked N.W.S. watching a game of croque; thick, lush line of trees with abundant Spanish moss, hex blocks, bicycle




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Circus crowd: elephants surrounded by people; cameraman atop Movietone Fox News truck




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Four elephants lined up, with handlers




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Elephant profile (front half)




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Young girls riding parade float. Many other participants in costumes




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Three different types of transportation; Looking down brick street lined with trees; concrete curb, trees planted in grassy strip between road and sidewalk. bicycle parked on its side halfway down the street, horse-drawn cart and car side by side at far e




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First Methodist Episcopal Church with fire hydrant, street marker




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St. Peter's Episcopal Church with telephone wires, fire hydrant, and a man standing




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Open Air Post Office showing a man wearing a cap and 3-piece suit with knee-length pants, reading newspaper while walking




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Car with sign "Welcome Santa Claus," small airplanes parked, large crowd of people, downtown St. Petersburg in background including Princess Martha, Central National Bank and Trust Co., other tall buildings




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Goodyear Blimp flying over downtown St. Petersburg, including Straub Park, Bayshore Drive and Beach Drive, waterfront, Little St. Mary's, St. Petersburg Art Club, Lantern Lane, Soreno Hotel, Ponce de Leon Hotel, cars, buildings to west




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Close-up of Goodyear Blimp Vigilant NC-11A flying over the Bayboro area of St. Petersburg; Vinoy in background




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Alexander Hotel, 500 block of Central Avenue seen from street, including bicyclist, benches, and cars, plus Sanitary Dry Cleaning Plant, and the Paul Reese Sign Store




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Lantern Lane with parked cars




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Tarrymore Hotel with fire hydrant and bench




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Tarrymore Hotel with fire hydrant and bench




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Unknown house from side, mostly brick, extended front porch with globe light and lantern, palm tree at side, leafy plant in foreground