Photos Of Tobacco Road Miami Before Demolition

November 18, 2014 in Brickell, Demolition, Golden Dusk Photography, Historical, Miami, Tobacco Road

On October 25, 2014, Tobacco Road had its final last call and closed its location at 626 South Miami Avenue for good after 102 years.

Shortly after, employees began removing items from the bar such as framed photos, the 40 foot bar and the famous neon sign into storage.

General Manager of Tobacco Road, Joel Rivera, is trying to relocate Tobacco Road across the lot into a new space, but needs $50,000 to do this. Rivera and employees are trying to raise the money through kickstarter and have only December 2 to do this. Any money donated will help save Tobacco Road and keep the memories going in a new location.

Below are photos of Tobacco Road before demolition began and after items were removed from the bar.

For photos of the bar during operation click here. For a video look of Tobacco Road click here.

One Final Look - A Photo Tour Of Tobacco Road

October 27, 2014 in Brickell, Golden Dusk Photography, Historical, Miami, Tobacco Road

On the morning of October 26, Tobacco Road had its final last call and turned off the famous neon sign for the final time in its 102 year old location.

The building has been around since 1912 and has been a bakery, burlesque club, gay club, gambling den and of course a place for live music. Tobacco Road was the only place in Miami where lawyers, politicians and doctors could drink next to bikers, vagrants and drug dealers.

Tobacco Road was hurting for business the last few years with the construction of Brickell City Centre surrounding the bar and after having the property bought for $12.5 million in 2012 by developer Carlos Mattos.

The new owner is trying to raise money through Kickstarter to move across the lot to a new location and save the historical items in the bar.

Click here for a video of Tobacco Road and here for a more comprehensive story of the bar.

Below are photos of what Tobacco Road looked like.

Tobacco Road - "End of the Road" Video

October 27, 2014 in Brickell, Golden Dusk Photography, Miami, Tobacco Road

Tobacco Road Will Move Across the Lot To A New Location

On Saturday, October 25, 2014, Tobacco Road will be closing its doors for the final time after 102 years.

The property and land was bought by developer Carlos Mattos, who hasn't announced what he plans on doing with the site.

New owner, Joel Rivera, is trying to raise money with a kickstarter campaign to save all the historical items in the bar including the original wood bar and classic neon sign. They plan on moving to a new location at 69 SW 7th St, which is across the lot from the original site. They plan to open in six months to a year with a 36 year lease option.

It was also just announced that in November 2015, Tobacco Road will have a bar on the Norwegian Escape cruise line.

Below is a video of Tobacco Road.

Tobacco Road To Permanently Close This Month

October 02, 2014 in Brickell, Golden Dusk Photography, Miami, Tobacco Road

According to Miami.com, Tobacco Road will be closing permanently on October 25. The lease was not up until May of 2015, but were forced to close sooner than expected.

Established in 1912, Tobacco Road is Miami's oldest bar and had the first liquor license. For more history on the place click here.

The property and surrounding land was purchased by Columbian developer Carlos Mattos in April 2012 for $12.5 million.

On October 25th, Tobacco Road will have its final closing party.