Railing along the Bayshore Seawall, Tampa

Creator

United States. Florida Works Progress Administration

Files

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Creation Date

11-19-1936

Abstract

The Bayshore Seawall as it undergoes construction in Tampa, Florida.

Alt Text

A long, ornate railing along the edge of a snowy expanse. The horizon shows a distant line of trees under a cloudy sky.

Keywords

Streets, Bridges, Sea-walls, United States. Florida Works Progress Administration

Extent

1 black-and-white photograph

Subject: geographic

Hillsborough County (Fla.); Tampa (Fla.)

Physical Collection

Florida Photograph Collection

Box

23

Folder

2

Media Type

Black-and-white photographs

Note

Bayshore Boulevard's wide path and seawalls were mainly built by the Florida Works Progress Administration between 1935 and 1938. The sidewalk on the Tampa Bay side is said to be the longest continuous sidewalk in the world at 6.5 miles.

Identifier

florida_photograph_1114

Recommended Citation

United States. Florida Works Progress Administration, "Railing along the Bayshore Seawall, Tampa" (1936). Florida Photograph Collection. Image 115.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/florida_photograph/115