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Long ago, when the streets of Ybor City bustled & Cuban, Italian, and Spanish immigrants filled Ybor City, the Ferlita Bakery baked 35,000 loaves of Cuban bread weekly, delivering what has become Tampaβs signature bread. cigarcitymagazine.com/home/tβ¦
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In 1886, Tampa was a city in transition. A small outpost on the west coast of Florida, Tampa was a community of less than 800 residents in 1880.
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In 1887- 1888, Tampa experienced the worst of the Yellow Fever epidemic!
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He was a simple man who owned a bicycle shop in Ybor City, which doubled as a makeshift museum. He spent his time & money decorating its walls with old photographs
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Maria Messina Greco delivered over 12,000 babies during her career as a midwife. She came to Tampa in 1906 and delivered babies throughout Tampa until retiring in the late 1930s.
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The Zarzuela thrived here in our community, with performances from professional touring companies and amateurs.
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On September 3, 1921, one of the most daring holdups was attempted in broad daylight here in our city!
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In 1886, the same year Ybor City was founded, the Statue of Liberty was dedicated in New York Harbor.
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On any given day, you could find him riding his small scooter up and down the streets of Ybor City. You could not resist his deviled crabs!
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Olives have been around for thousands of years. If you are a fan of these tiny green fruits, you may not know that some of Spainβs best olives were bottled in Tampa!
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In the factories, social clubs, and neighborhoods of Ybor City, several distinct ethnic groups evolved into a "Latin" community. Several factors aided this slow but eventual transition.
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Gavino GutiΓ©rrez used his imagination and business acumen to open the door for the vibrant cigar industry that turned Tampa into the Cigar Capital of the World.
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An African American slave, a Scottish businessman, and a Cuban factory worker: An unlikely trio with an even more unlikely memoriaβthe Fortune Street Bridge.
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Rafael Garcia Luque climbed to the top of his tribunal at the J. Ellinger Cigar Factory and shot himself." Gasps and cries from as many as 500 cigar workers.
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The airboat from St. Pete to Tampa is still considered the first passenger line in the world!
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The Cuesta Rey cigar survived global tastes and global politics. The cigarβs original home, the Cuesta Rey Cigar Factory, did not.
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Dominos, the game, not the pizza franchise, has been a part of Tampaβs Latin culture for as long as anyone can remember.
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Women began working in some of the higher-paying positions of bunchers and cigar makers. Working their way from the stripping department to these other jobs was not well received by their male counterparts.
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