Carlton-Anthony Tampa Oral History Project
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Interviewer
Andy Huse
Publication Date
7-29-2013
Date
2013-04-30
Abstract
Interview with former councilwoman Linda Saul-Sena who served on the Tampa City Council, Tampa Arts Council, and the Tampa Planning Commission for 20 years. Mrs. Saul-Sena discusses her family history in Tampa, starting in the 1920s, when her grandparents moved to Tampa with their family business. Mrs. Saul-Sena recalls her interest in politics and the strong political environment in her home. Mrs. Saul-Sena also details her work on the planning commission that positively transformed areas such as Hyde Park and Davis Islands. She talks about experiences as a councilwoman and her dealings with various political figures in Tampa, such as mayors Dick Greco and Pam Iorio. She discusses her involvement on having a street named in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and with Tampa's Human Rights Ordinance that sought equal rights and legal protections for the gay community. Finally she talks about her current career as a columnist for Creative Loafing wherein Mrs. Saul-Sena writes on architectural and design topics.
Keywords
Political planning, Politics and government, Tampa (Fla.). City Council, Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council
Extent
01:57:13; 49 page transcript
Subject: geographic
Hillsborough County (Fla.); Tampa (Fla.)
Language
English
Media Type
Oral histories
Format
Digital Only
Identifier
U11-00113
Recommended Citation
Saul-Sena, Linda J., "Linda J. Saul-Sena Oral History Interview" (2013). Carlton-Anthony Tampa Oral History Project. 15.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/carlton_anthony_ohp/15
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