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Ybor City (/ ˈiːbɔːr / EE-bor) is a historic neighborhood that includes the Ybor City Historic District in Tampa, Florida. It is located just northeast of downtown Tampa and north of Port Tampa Bay. The neighborhood has distinct architectural, culinary, cultural, and historical legacy that reflects its multi-ethnic composition.
Added to NRHP. August 28, 1974. Designated NHLD. December 14, 1990 [2] The Ybor City Historic District (/ ˈiːbɔːr / 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 ...
Ybor City (/ ˈiːbɔːr / EE-bor) [1] 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. For the next 50 years, workers in Ybor City's cigar factories ...
t. e. The modern history of Tampa, Florida, can be traced to the founding of Fort Brooke at the mouth of the Hillsborough River in today's downtown in 1824, soon after the United States had taken possession of Florida from Spain. The outpost brought a small population of civilians to the area, and the town of Tampa was first incorporated in 1855.
Two other sites were once listed, but have been removed. The 22 properties and districts in Hillsborough County outside Tampa are listed in National Register of Historic Places listings in Hillsborough County, Florida . This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted July 19, 2024. [2]
Tropicana Field, St. Pete. (name unknown) Home of: Tampa, Florida State League (1892 only) Plant Field (opened 1899) known as Pepin-Rood Stadium in final years (1971–2002) Home of – spring training: Chicago Cubs – National League (1913-16) Boston Red Sox – American League (1919)
The Ritz Ybor (originally the Rivoli Theatre) is an events venue located in the historic Ybor City, within Tampa, Florida. Opening in 1917, the theatre catered to the Afro-Cuban community in the emerging neighborhood. Throughout the years, the venue was served as a cinema, adult movie theater, nightclub and concert venue. The theatre was ...
Tampa, FL. / 27.95222°N 82.45111°W / 27.95222; -82.45111. Tampa Union Station (TUS) is a historic train station in Tampa, Florida. It was designed by Joseph F. Leitner and was opened on May 15, 1912, by the Tampa Union Station Company. Its original purpose was to combine passenger operations for the Atlantic Coast Line, the Seaboard ...