New and slick and shiny objects are attractive in their gloss, but need time to develop depth and spirit. This is true for places as well as people. Much of Florida is too newly minted to have this patina, so if we value character, we need to stop demolishing and paving over our older neighborhoods.
Historic mural inside Caldeco Air Conditioning & Heating is a hit with staff and customers We couldn t sleep. We were so excited!
Sean Daly
and last updated 2021-04-13 04:06:11-04
TAMPA, Fla. â Rick Caldevilla couldn t sleep.
The president of Caldeco Air Conditioning & Heating had to solve the mystery of the wall. We kept scraping and scraping away, Caldevilla says. We had to see what we d find next!
Rick, a third-generation Tampa native, moved his business to its current West Tampa location in the early 2000s.
Almost 100 years ago, the building was an old-school Eagle Drug, with an outdoor patio for drinking root-beer floats and such.