Mexican Tile Renew Project at 100 Year Old Historic KMI Building on Tampa Ave Venice Fl

Mexican Tile Renew Project at 100 Year Old Historic KMI Building on Tampa Ave Venice Fl. Built in 1926 The San Marco Hotel aka KMI Building, present day San Marco building with businesses and residential units. 

Mexican Tile Renew Project at 100 Year Old Historic KMI Building on Tampa Ave Venice Fl a 3-story structure built soon after Hotel Venice, offered multiple shops on the ground floor and 92 rooms above. 

Mexican Tile Renew Project at 100 Year Old Historic KMI Building on Tampa Ave Venice Fl. It later became the home of the Kentucky Military Institute from 1933-1970. 

Mexican Tile Renew Project at 100 Year Old Historic KMI Building on Tampa Ave Venice Fl. In 1932, the empty hotel was leased to the Kentucky Military Institute (KMI) for use as its winter headquarters. The first floor was used for classrooms and the upper floors for cadet living quarters. 

Mexican Tile Renew Project at 100 Year Old Historic KMI Building on Tampa Ave Venice Fl. The building is now filled with specialty shops on the ground floor and condominiums on the other floors. 

Mexican Tile Renew Project at 100 Year Old Historic KMI Building on Tampa Ave Venice Fl. An exhibit honoring the nearly 40-year history of the KMI, with various memorabilia—photographs, personal letters, and uniforms, was completed in 2020.

Mexican Tile Renew Project at 100 Year Old Historic KMI Building on Tampa Ave Venice Fl. At one of the building is a beautiful Mosaic tile floor at the Côté France restaurant that opened in September 2016 inside the Historic Venice Mall, also known as the KMI building. The KMI building is located in downtown Venice. 

Mexican Tile Renew Project at 100 Year Old Historic KMI Building on Tampa Ave Venice Fl. At one of the building is a beautiful Mosaic tile floor at the Côté France restaurant that opened in September 2016 inside the Historic Venice Mall, also known as the KMI building. The top two floors of the building have been turned into condos, but the first floor is a retail and commercial space called the Venice Centre Mall. 

Mexican Tile Renew Project at 100 Year Old Historic KMI Building on Tampa Ave Venice Fl. The Historic Venice Mall, also known as the KMI building. Photographs and other information on display here help tell the story of KMI’s time in Venice, which lasted until 1970.