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The library is a historic link between the establishment of the City of West Tampa, the Cigar industry, and Latin and African-American communities. West Tampa was incorporated on May 18, 1895, with its population being nearly 3,000 and is considered one of Tampa's earliest suburban towns. In the period from 1900 to 1920, West Tampa saw enormous ...
800 E Lambright St Old Seminole Heights ... Old Tampa Free Public Library. May 16, 1991 102 East Seventh Avenue ... West Tampa Historic District. October 18, 1983
West Tampa is one of the oldest neighborhoods within the city limits of Tampa, Florida, United States. It was an independently incorporated city from 1895 until 1925, when it was annexed by Tampa. One of two oldest known photos of West Tampa, circa. 1895. West Tampa is located west of the Hillsborough River approximately 1 mile from downtown.
[1] There are 100 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, including 3 National Historic Landmarks, all three of which are in Tampa. 22 of these properties and districts are listed here, while the others are listed separately in National Register of Historic Places listings in Tampa, Florida.
The Tampa library system first started in the early 20th century, with the West Tampa Library, which was made possible with funds donated by Andrew Carnegie. Tampa's libraries are also a part of a larger library network, The Hillsborough County Public Library Cooperative, which includes the libraries of the neighboring municipalities of Temple ...
Spirit Airlines will offer more flights this fall, Tampa International Airport announced Wednesday. The low-budget carrier is resuming seven seasonal routes and adding four new connections to ...
TAMPA — The Bustillo Brothers & Diaz Cigar Factory’s owners are still deciding what to do with artifacts that remain inside their 120-year-old West Tampa building, which is being converted ...
West Tampa opened their library at 1718 North Howard Avenue. The main entrance is now located at 2312 West Union Street. [12] By 1925, Tampa's public library network had four branches. The City of Tampa annexed West Tampa that year and absorbed their library, the West Tampa Free Public Library (previously a stand-alone entity), into the library ...