上周（译者注：12月初），国会议员凯西·卡斯特、坦帕市议会成员圭多·马尼斯卡尔科、查理·米兰达和纳亚·杨，与埃里克·纽曼、博比·纽曼和德鲁·纽曼共同出席了一场仪式性的破土动工活动，庆祝J.C.纽曼历史悠久的"埃尔雷洛克"雪茄工厂对面的桑切斯-阿亚大楼修复项目最后一阶段正式启动。

桑切斯-阿亚大楼建于1910年，是坦帕市第一座采用钢筋混凝土建造的商业建筑。它曾是伊博尔城的社区中心，雪茄工人、邻居和访客聚集于此，吃饭、饮酒和住宿。一个世纪前，大楼的一层是餐厅和酒吧，二层是一家酒店。遗憾的是，这座历史建筑被遗弃和忽视了数十年，成为了城市衰败的一个典型例子。

遵循历史保护的最佳实践，J.C.纽曼正致力于将这一地标性建筑修复至1910年的原貌：楼下是餐厅和雪茄休闲室，楼上是一家小酒店。当它在明年年底重新开放时，这座建筑的外观和感觉将重回115年前的样子，以便能够再次服务社区并颂扬坦帕的历史。

J.C.纽曼衷心感谢坦帕市社区重建局、希尔斯伯勒县、佛罗里达州政府以及国家公园管理局对此项目的支持。能够保护坦帕雪茄历史的这一部分，使其得以屹立并再为我们的社区服务115年，我们深感荣幸。

Last week, Congresswoman Kathy Castor and Tampa City Council Members Guido Maniscalco, Charlie Miranda, and Naya Young joined Eric, Bobby, and Drew Newman in a ceremonial groundbreaking celebrating the start of the final phase of the restoration of the Sanchez y Haya building across the street from J.C. Newman’s historic El Reloj cigar factory.

Constructed in 1910, the Sanchez y Haya building was the first commercial building in the City of Tampa built with reinforced concrete. It was a community hub for Ybor City, a place where cigar workers, neighbors, and visitors gathered to eat, drink, and sleep. A century ago, the first floor had a restaurant and bar and the second floor was a hotel. Sadly, this historic building was abandoned and neglected for decades, and has been a great example of urban blight.  

Following the best practices of historic preservation, J.C. Newman is working to restore this landmark to the way it was in 1910, with a restaurant and cigar lounge downstairs and a small hotel upstairs. When it reopens late next year, the building will look and feel like it did 115 years ago so that it can once again serve the community and celebrate Tampa’s history.

J.C. Newman is tremendously grateful for the City of Tampa Community Redevelopment Agency, Hillsborough County, State of Florida, and National Parks Service for supporting this project. It is a privilege to preserve this piece of Tampa’s cigar history so that it can stand and serve our community for another 115 years.