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We wish everyone a wonderful and happy holiday with their family and friends🤩

11/29/2022

The grand chandelier in the historic Don Quixote dining room at the Columbia in Ybor is decorated for the holidays. For five decades, this elaborate chandelier has graced the room.

Purchased at an auction for $3,000 in 1972 from the Eden Roc hotel in Miami Beach, the chandelier’s worth was appraised in 2004 by a lighting expert at $250,000.

The chandelier has five layers of curved brass arms, each holding a candle-shaped light.

The chandelier has 360 small prisms and 105 large prisms that hang from 15 arms. Long sparkling prisms dangle from each candle base like icicles. Others, shaped like sea shells, are worth more than $500 each.

After discovering the fixture's worth, research revealed the chandelier’s story: It was crafted in France in the late 1800s and took a craftsman close to two years to complete. In 1956, it arrived in Florida, where it hung in the Eden Roc. At the time, the hotel was a luxurious destination for celebrities, including Elizabeth Taylor, Lucille Ball and Ann-Margret.

When the hotel closed for renovations in the 1970s, the Columbia’s third-generation owners, Cesar and Adela Gonzmart, purchased the chandelier for their restaurant.

Longtime employee George Guito brought it to Tampa and spent nearly four days hanging it in the Don Quixote, which opened as Tampa’s first air-conditioned dining room in 1934.

The chandelier was a natural fit in the Don Quixote room, a large dining room where painted tile artwork dots the walls and flamenco dancers in bright dresses entertain crowds.

In 2005, the light was refurbished in time for the restaurant’s 100th anniversary. Eighty-four of those prisms were replaced at a cost of about $15,000. Three years ago, the chandelier was removed and cleaned during restoration of the dining room’s ceiling.

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Portions excerpted from the Tampa Bay Times

11/21/2022

11/21/2022

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10/20/2022

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10/19/2022

We are a proud member of the Tampa Bay Beaches Chamber of Commerce! They are always watching out for all the wonderful members and our community!

07/20/2022

We are proud to announce that we won the coveted 2022 ATSI Award of Excellence for outstanding customer service for the 18th year in a row. We were in competition with all of the other answering services nationwide and also in the UK plus Canada. We were #11 in the listing with all the others.

04/20/2022

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03/17/2022

Hillsborough County Medical Association another fine event and opportunity to promote CallStar and meet some amazing healthcare providers and vendors. We had a wonderful time! Thank you to HCMA and your staff😍

02/03/2022

An amazing event and opportunity for new business!