Ybor City's historic Centro Asturiano needs TLC, starting with its legendary theater

For more than 100 years, Ybor City's historic Centro Asturiano has been a stand-out beacon of multicultural pride. Built in the Renaissance Mediterranean style, this majestic building — that now needs some TLC and help from the community — was once a safe haven and "mutual aid" society for Spanish immigrants new to America. Part of Ybor City since 1902, Centro Asturiano was all things to all people: a theater house, cigar lounge, hospital, bank, and even a cemetery.