LA JOVEN FRANCESA BAKERY
N 27° 57.707 W 082° 26.293
17R E 358532 N 3093801
Located in Ybor city at 1818 9th Ave
Waymark Code: WM1WVX
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 07/22/2007
Views: 61
LA JOVEN FRANCESA BAKERY
Francisco Ferlita, a native of Santo Stefano, Siclly, established a bakery on this site in 1896. Bread sold for three cents and five cents, and often on credit. In 1922 the wooden structure was destroyed by fire, and a yellow brick building was built around the remaining old red brick ovens. Ferlita died in 1931, and his five sons Stephen, Angelo, Joe, Tony and John continued making Cuban bread until 1973.
At the peak of production 35,000 loaves of Cuban bread were produced weekly. Tampa's Latinloaf is like no other bread in the world. It is leavened with emotion, flavored with tradition, and eaten with a large helping of nostalgia. The Ybor City State Museum is a tribute to the Ferlita family and the Cuban bread industry both of which have helpedmake Ybor City famous.
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County: Hillsborough
Marker Type: Roadside
Sponsored or placed by: Errected by the Columbia Resturant With The Cooperation of the Tampa Historical Society
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