The Telephone Building

F.W. Woolworth Co.

Restoration Updates

July 31, 2025 • F.W. Woolworth Co.

Sign Placement Preparation Is Underway at the Woolworth Building

Exposed façade section being shaped for inset sign panel. — Brick removal underway above the new storefront at Woolworth.

Restoration crews at the F.W. Woolworth Co. building have begun removing inconsistent bricks where the building’s future sign will go. Working from a lift, teams are using a rotary hammer to remove a strip of brick above the storefront. The inconsistent bricks will be replaced with new ones to create a flat surface. This will allow the replacement bricks to be waterproofed and the sign to sit evenly on the façade, creating a cleaner, more integrated appearance that complements the building’s historic design.

Worker on lift carves brick façade for recessed Woolworth sign. — A crew member preps the façade for the new Woolworth sign.

Learn more about the full restoration plan for the F.W. Woolworth Co. building.

MORE BLOGS ON F.W. WOOLWORTH CO.

October 31, 2025 • F.W. Woolworth Co.

Woolworth Building South Side Wall Stucco Applied

October 30, 2025 • F.W. Woolworth Co.

Storefront Installed at the Woolworth Building

October 28, 2025 • F.W. Woolworth Co.

West Wall Painting Completed at the Woolworth Building

October 27, 2025 • F.W. Woolworth Co.

Second-Floor Windows Installed at the Woolworth Building

October 26, 2025 • F.W. Woolworth Co.

First-Floor Drywall Installation Progresses at the Woolworth Building

October 24, 2025 • F.W. Woolworth Co.

Air System Ducting Installation Progresses at the Woolworth Building

October 23, 2025 • F.W. Woolworth Co.

First-Floor Electrical Conduits Installed Throughout the Woolworth Building

October 22, 2025 • F.W. Woolworth Co.

Storefront Openings Prepped at the Woolworth Building

October 20, 2025 • F.W. Woolworth Co.

Second-Floor Drywall Installation Underway at the Woolworth Building

October 18, 2025 • F.W. Woolworth Co.

First Floor Drywall Installation Begins at the Woolworth Building

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Restoration Updates | See daily progress on Historic Cleveland Street

The Telephone Building

Shellac Sealing Begins on Exposed Woodwork in the Telephone Building

Window Delivery at the Peoples Bank Building

F.W. Woolworth Co.

Woolworth Building South Side Wall Stucco Applied

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