Small, intimate club with small light-up dance floor, A place where everybody knew everybody else " had an outside bar open during the days in the summer and on the weekends all year round. The Hurricane (well-known by straight tourists) currently stands in it's place. Later, it became the Tampa Eagle, and then Rain. The bar and the infamous play house behind the bar were bull-dozed and removed. A bear watering hole, the Arrow was a fun place to hang out, play pool, play darts and meet men. Was a regular hangout for the over 30 crowd with significant bias towards leather. To some, it was around longer than it should have been! It tried too hard to be everything, but not hard enough to be anything. There is currently nothing like it in Clearwater. Flamingo was a nice little bar and restaurant. Pete currently has one club on Central Ave. We are dating ourselves now! Downtown St.
Dallape's is now 1470 West with new owners and a new look. Later, it became The Jungle, complete with a big tree behind the bar. The Cove changed owners and was then The Wet Spot. It turned into The Saint, then Bender's and it's now called Club DeNile. The Copa was well known for it's Sunday T Dance. The Copa was where Chaps (by the dog track) was. Pete currently has one club called Grand Central. The Carousel was a sleazy stripper/cruise bar (the best kind).Ĭhaps was a Country Western bar originally in Pinellas Park on 49th Street (I think it used to be a straight club called 49th Street Mining Company) then moved to Gandy Blvd by the dog track. Today, Grand Central Station is in the same general neighborhood. Bridge Club was the only after hours bottle club in the area. If you are over on the beach, check out The Backroom Bar. Bedrox was one of a kind - the only Bar and restaurant in Tampa Bay right on the beach. Backstreet Mall once, Brothers is no longer. If you liked The Annex, you will like Metropolis. If you are looking for a place to party in Tampa Bay and you know you have been there before but you don't see it listed on the main Bars and Clubs page, chances are it will be listed here in the Bar Grave Yard. This page is dedicated to all the Bars and Nightclubs that are no longer with us.