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The Ferlita Macaroni Factory was constructed in 1925 in Ybor City. The building was used to manufacture macaroni and as a residence for the Ferlita family. It was saved from demolition in the early 2000's and restored between 2009-2012. [9] Gonzmart's Casa Santo Stefano restaurant
Ybor City (/ ˈ iː b ɔːr / EE-bor) [2] is a historic neighborhood just northeast of downtown Tampa, Florida, United States.It was founded in the 1880s by Vicente Martinez Ybor and other cigar manufacturers and populated by thousands of immigrants, mainly from Cuba, Spain, and Italy.
Val Avery played Santo Trafficante Jr. Poulette, Michel. Bonanno: A Godfather's Story (1999). A made-for-television film about the rise and fall of the Bonanno crime family. The actor John Burns played the part of Mafia boss Santo Trafficante Jr. Guzzo, Pete. Ghost of Ybor (2008). A made-for-television film about the life of the American ...
The Ybor City Story: 1885–1954. translated by E. Fernandez and H. Beltran (1976). University of Tampa. Pacheco, Ferdie (1994). Ybor City Chronicles. Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida. ISBN 0-8130-1296-1. Patrick, Maureen (March–April 2007). "How We Got There: Immigration and Ybor City, 1886 - 1921". Cigar City Magazine. 2 (9): 26 ...
Nicholas Chillura Nuccio (October 24, 1901 – August 26, 1989) was a two-time mayor of Tampa, Florida in the 1950s and 60s. He was the Tampa's first mayor of "Latin" (specifically Sicilian) descent, having been born and raised in the immigrant neighborhood of Ybor City.
Columbia Restaurant is a restaurant in Ybor City, Tampa, Florida. It is the oldest continuously operated restaurant in Florida, [2] as well as the oldest Spanish restaurant in the United States. [3] The 15 dining rooms cover 52,000 ft seating 1,700 customers. It is the largest Spanish restaurant in the world and occupies an entire city block.
It was originally built in 1886 to house the offices for Vicente Martinez Ybor's companies as he planned Ybor City and then ran his cigar factory and other businesses. El Pasaje has been home to many establishments since: a hotel, several restaurants, several bars and speakeasies, a military recruiting station, and newspaper offices, among ...
Ybor City, the new name for the town, grew quickly. Even though Ybor opposed Tampa's annexation of Ybor City, it was incorporated as Tampa's Fourth Ward on June 2, 1887. [ 2 ] In a short amount of time, the new city grew to 10,000 people, and had numerous factories, restaurants, social clubs, hotels, stores, and homes. [ 2 ]