Franklin Street


FRANKLIN ST., TAMPA, METROPOLIS OF FLORIDA Tampa, the metropolis of the west coast, is often referred to as "the all-year-round city." It is strategically located on the Gulf Coast. From here it is convenient to reach other Gulf ports, Central America and the West Indies. Ships flying every flag come into this harbor. Tampa's rise as a commercial and industrial center has been remarkable. Its situation with regard to the agricultural development of the state is particularly fortunate. Within a radius of one hundred miles lies more than half of the state's entire production of citrus fruits and winter vegetables. Also within this area are found nearly all the phosphate deposits of the state. Tampa retains many of the characteristics resulting from its early settlement by Cuban and Spanish immigrants. One entire district of Tampa, Ybor City, is Spanish in language, customs and viewpoint. The inhabitants of this district are for the most part cigar factory workers. Making cigars is the principal industry of the city. More "All Havana" cigars are made in Tampa than are made in Cuba. The tobacco is imported from Cuba and the workers come from Cuba and Spain. The king of Spain himself smokes cigars specially made for him in Tampa. From a climate standpoint Tampa is almost ideal. The maximum temperature on record is 96°. This was recorded only once during Weather Bureau history. Here is located the Tampa Bay Hotel, a magnificent structure of Moorish architecture, the only municipally owned hotel in America. The Bay Shore Drive is one of the most beautiful water frontages in any American city.

Photographer:	Unknown	Date:	Unknown
Publisher & City:	Keystone View Company: Meadville, Pa., St. Louis, Mo.
Series & Number:	26587

Scan courtesy of Roy Winkelman. Image retouched and converted to anaglyph in 2008 by the Florida Center for Instructional Technology at the University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida. View this image using 3D glasses with the red lens over the left eye and the blue lens over the right eye.


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