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The bar's location at 511 South [[Palafox Street]] (now known as the [[Trader Jon's building]]) dates back to [[1896]] and was previously occupied by such tenants as [[Samuel Charles]]'s shoe repair shop and [[Birgar Testman]]'s ship chandlery. It was already a bar when Weissman purchased it.
As of 2021, it houses [[5eleven palafox]] event hosting.
==Naval hangout==
Among the celebrities to visit Trader Jon's were [[Wikipedia:Prince Andrew, Duke of York|Prince Andrew]], [[Wikipedia:John Wayne|John Wayne]], [[Wikipedia:Elizabeth Taylor|Elizabeth Taylor]] and [[Wikipedia:Bob Hope|Bob Hope]]. In May [[1986]], Weissman was featured in Hope's birthday special, taped aboard the [[USS Lexington|USS ''Lexington'']].
In November March [[1991]], two 19-year-old women, [[Cary Higgins]] and [[Tonya Corrado]], were killed in an car accident after drinking at Trader Jon's. Then son in-law, Steve Hammill was serving the two young women through out the night. Higgins, and Corrado were both frequent customers and were given permission to enter underage from Weissman himself knowing the girls were not of age, as Cary Higgins had once worked as his employee and was known by the other employees. Cary Higgins was the only daughter of a Naval Officer. She was also survived by her Mother, brother, and her young daughter. In July [[1992]], Weissman was fined $1,000 by the Florida Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco for serving alcohol to the underage women, and the bar closes for 18 days. In December [[1995]] Weissman settled a lawsuit with the families of the two women for an undisclosed amount.
The [[Trader Jon's building]] was designated an historic site by the State of Florida in [[1992]].
==Changing hands==I, Shawn Pendrangone, Constantine XII-AmigaMan was negoitating a First Ever WebSite for Trader Jons it wasnt concluded till after Matt & Kerry bought Trader Jons. The website was done free of charge with All internal pictures...,And a Trader Store. When the Fire broke out I came around the corner Matt says'you saved my ass shawn.'. So I, HRH Constantine XII was there,and even donated.Trader Jon's closed in [[1998]], a year after Weissman suffered a debilitating stroke that kept him from work; he died on [[February 18]], [[2000]]. A group called the "Trader Jon's Preservation Squadron," led by former [[Blue Angels]] leader [[Bob Stumpf]] and Marine Corps Major Kent Bolin, raised $300,000 to preserve the bar and its contents as a restaurant and a kind of museum. Their purchase offer was rejected by Weissman's family, who wanted to see the club remain open.<ref>"[http://mysite.verizon.net/pitcairnsquadron/newjons.htm Navy pilot, wife plan to reopen historic 'Trader Jon's aviators' pub]." Associated Press, August 10, 2000.</ref>
Navy flight instructor [[Matt Heckemeyer]] and his wife [[Kerry Heckemeyer|Kerry]] purchased the business for $465,000 on [[August 8]], [[2000]]. After spending an estimated $150,000 on renovations, they reopened the bar on [[September 1]] of that year — what would have been Weissman's 85th birthday.