The Telephone Building

F.W. Woolworth Co.

Restoration Updates

June 2, 2025 • Peoples Bank

New Elevator Shaft Construction Underway at Peoples Bank

Crew pours concrete into hollow concrete blocks during the phased elevator shaft construction. — Masons fill concrete block cells in stages to ensure strength and stability.

Crews have started constructing a new elevator shaft inside the historical Peoples Bank. The original shaft was removed earlier in the renovation because it didn’t meet current codes, so a new elevator pit was dug and poured to create a strong concrete foundation.

Masons are erecting the new shaft using concrete blocks and filling each section to ensure structural integrity. This process sets the stage for a fully modern elevator system within the building’s historical envelope.

Workers prepare vertical steel rebar supports to reinforce the next level of the new elevator shaft. — Crew members align steel rebar rods before the next concrete pour inside the elevator shaft.

Worker constructs elevator shaft walls inside the Peoples Bank. — New concrete block walls rise from the elevator pit.

Construction worker fills hollow concrete blocks with poured concrete to reinforce the elevator shaft structure. — A worker pours concrete into stacked blocks for the new elevator shaft.

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

MORE BLOGS ON PEOPLES BANK

July 4, 2025 • Peoples Bank

A Concrete Slab is Poured Around New Grease Traps at Peoples Bank

June 30, 2025 • Peoples Bank

West Wall Rebuilt at the Peoples Bank Building

June 25, 2025 • Peoples Bank

Structural Steel Installed at the Peoples Bank Building

June 20, 2025 • Peoples Bank

Grease Traps Installed at Peoples Bank Ahead of Planned Restaurant Use

June 15, 2025 • Peoples Bank

Elevator Shaft is Completely Rebuilt at the Peoples Bank

June 13, 2025 • Peoples Bank

East Wall Completed at Peoples Bank Building

June 7, 2025 • Peoples Bank

Roof Slope Correction Underway at the Peoples Bank Building

May 28, 2025 • Peoples Bank

Structural Rebuilding Begins on the East Wall of the Peoples Bank Building

May 23, 2025 • Peoples Bank

Underground Plumbing Installed Beneath the Peoples Bank

May 21, 2025 • Peoples Bank

Rough Carpentry Crew Reinforces Interior Structure at Peoples Bank

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Restoration Updates | See daily progress on Historic Cleveland Street

The Telephone Building

Finish Carpentry Installed in Telephone Building Lobby Restoration

A Concrete Slab is Poured Around New Grease Traps at Peoples Bank

F.W. Woolworth Co.

South Parapet Prepared for Structural Beam Installation at the Woolworth Building

Framing Removed to Prepare for Structural Reinforcement at Brown Brothers

Framework Removed at the Back of 635 Cleveland Street

SEE ALL UPDATES

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