The Telephone Building

F.W. Woolworth Co.

Restoration Updates

July 25, 2025 • Peoples Bank

Concrete Trench Prepping Underway at Peoples Bank

Steel mesh and rebar stubs installed for trench pour-back. — Mesh reinforcement and rebar being installed across the trench openings.

With the first-floor underground plumbing preparation now complete, crews have begun trenching for a concrete pour. The team has backfilled the piping with compacted dirt and installed a grid of mesh reinforcement and upright rebar stubs—key structural elements that will ensure the trench pours integrate cleanly with the surrounding slab. These steps mark the transition from subsurface work to visible rebuild efforts inside the historic Peoples Bank building.

Concrete trench prep underway on first floor of Peoples Bank. — View of the trench grid getting ready for concrete pour.

Rebar and mesh ready for concrete pour at trench joint. — Detail of rebar and mesh integration at trench edge.

Learn more about the full restoration plan for the Peoples Bank.

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Elevator Installation Preparations Underway at the Peoples Bank Building

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Second-Floor Electrical Installation Progresses at the Peoples Bank Building

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Concrete Pour Advances Restoration of the Peoples Bank Building

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Restoration Updates | See daily progress on Historic Cleveland Street

The Telephone Building

Milestone Moment: A New Restaurant Is Coming Soon to the Historic Telephone Building

Setting the Stage for a New Storefront at the Peoples Bank Building

F.W. Woolworth Co.

Final Coat of Paint Applied at the Woolworth Building’s Southwest Entryway

Drywall Removal Completes on the First Floor of the Brown Brothers Building

Electrical Removal Completed at 635 Cleveland Street

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An exciting new chapter of historic restoration begins for four unique properties on Cleveland Street in Downtown Clearwater.

See the magnificent transformation now underway

FOR INFORMATION

Scott Dobbins
scott@hybridgecre.com