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  2. Flag of Tampa, Florida - Wikipedia

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    Tampa was incorporated as a village in 1849, as a town in 1855, and as a city in 1887.” [2] With Tampa holding its annual Gasparilla pirate parade, many think the ship in the center of the flag is a reference to pirates; however, the ship bearing the three masts with two sails apiece is surprisingly supposed to be a rendition of the man who ...

  3. Tampa, Florida - Wikipedia

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    Tampa's borders include the north shore of Tampa Bay and the east shore of Old Tampa Bay. Tampa is the largest city in the Tampa Bay area and the county seat of Hillsborough County. With an estimated population of 403,364 in 2023, Tampa is the 49th-most populous city in the country and the third-most populous city in Florida after Jacksonville ...

  4. Ybor City - Wikipedia

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    Ybor City (/ ˈ iː b ɔːr / EE-bor) [2] is a historic neighborhood just northeast of downtown Tampa, Florida, United States.It was founded in the 1880s by Vicente Martinez Ybor and other cigar manufacturers and populated by thousands of immigrants, mainly from Cuba, Spain, and Italy.

  5. Downtown Tampa - Wikipedia

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    The University area is the city's educational hub and is the location of The University of Tampa a medium-sized private co-educational university. Making up the City's western boundary and located just across the Hillsborough River from downtown the university is home to 6,900 students.

  6. Burgert Brothers - Wikipedia

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    Their photos span the late 1800s until the early 1960s. [1] They depict times of war, natural disasters such as the 1921 Tampa Bay hurricane , economic booms, economic busts, transportation, building projects, bungalows, African American life, cigar factories, sponge docks, strawberry fields, mercantile businesses, banks, and service stations.

  7. Ybor City Historic District - Wikipedia

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    The Ybor City Historic District (/ ˈ iː b ɔːr / EE-bor) [3] is a U.S. National Historic Landmark District (designated as such on December 14, 1990) located in Ybor City, Tampa, Florida. The district is bounded by 6th Avenue, 13th Street, 10th Avenue and 22nd Street, East Broadway between 13th and 22nd Streets.

  8. Cityscape of Tampa, Florida - Wikipedia

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    I-275 is a main artery into the city from Pinellas County, and continues into downtown and northward through neighborhoods like Seminole Heights and Sulphur Springs before leaving Tampa to reunite with Interstate 75 at the Pasco county line. Immediately south of this junction, I-75 crosses through the city neighborhood of New Tampa.

  9. Seminole Heights Residential District - Wikipedia

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    The Seminole Heights Residential District, known also as the Seminole Heights Historic District, is a U.S. and Local Historic District located in Tampa, Florida.The district is roughly bounded by Hanna Avenue to the north, Cherokee Avenue and I-275 to the east, Florida Avenue to the west, and Osborne Avenue to the south.