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 Ybor City Historic District - Tampa, FL Posted by:  sfwife
N 27° 57.621 W 082° 26.777
17R E 357737 N 3093652
Historic Latin Quarter in Tampa FL
Waymark Code: WM2N65
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 11/24/2007
Views: 33
Don Vicente Martinez Ybor, an influential cigar manufacturer and Cuban exile, moved his cigar business from Key West to Tampa in 1885. Other cigar factory owners quickly followed suit and before long "Mr. Ybor's City" was the "cigar capital of the world" populated by thousands of Cuban, Spanish, Italian and German immigrants. That reputation endured until the emergence of Fidel Castro and the embargo on Cuban tobacco and is now designated as one of three National Historic Landmark districts in Florida.
Today, Ybor City is a fusion of Tampa's past and present where the majestic architecture of cigar factories, wrought iron balconies and brick-lined walkways, meet modern-day galleries, shops and restaurants to form a unique and extraordinary entertainment district.
Street address:
6th Ave., 13th St., 10th Ave. and 22nd St., E. Broadway between 13th and 22nd Sts
Tampa, FL USA
County / Borough / Parish: Hillsborough
Year listed: 1974
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering, Person
Periods of significance: 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949
Historic function: Commerce/Trade, Government, Health Care, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Social
Current function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Social
Privately owned?: yes
Season start / Season finish: From: 01/01/2007 To: 12/31/2007
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
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