Snell Arcade

Facts

• Upon completion, the lowest floor contained an "arcade" (retail), and the upper floors housed offices and a night club on the third story.
• The building is named after C. Perry Snell, a famous Saint Petersburg businessman.
• The building contained offices until 2002, and in 2003 the top 7 floors were renovated to condominiums.
• Babe Ruth and Al Jolson were once noted guests at the building's Spanish-themed night club.
• The building sits on one of the most historic blocks in downtown Saint Petersburg.
• The Snell Arcade was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
• The building was remodeled numerous times from the 1930s to 1980.
• The building's third floor still features a popular night club.
• The building's design, featuring intricately tiled walls and floors and exquisitely detailed archways and columns, is very expressive of the neo-gothic architectural style.
• A large copper canopy shades the sidewalk along Central Avenue and Fourth Street.