Built in 1879 by Patrick and Ann Britt, this building was originally named the Britt Hotel. In 1883, promoter and entrepreneur Johnny Croll purchased the saloon, and soon the entire building became known as Croll's. The site became famous as training quarters for notable boxing figures including Bob "Ruby Rob" Fitzsimmons, James "The Boilermaker" Jeffries, and Jack "The Galveston Giant" Johnson. During this period, James "Slippery Jim" Fair established the South Pacific Coast Railroad, whose tracks ran alongside the building, and in 1885 a station platform was added by the entrance door to make the hotel more inviting. After a journey around Cape Horn, a mahogany bar arrived in 1902 for the saloon. On July 14, 1903, a locomotive mysteriously exploded near the front of the building, and its large brass bell was hurled 300 feet, landing near the open boxing ring of James "Gentleman Jim" Corbett's training quarters at Croll's Gardens. Croll's was a frolicking epicenter during the golden years of Neptune Beach, known as "The Coney Island of the West," and it continues to offer an atmosphere of jubilation with fine libations for visitors.