The Scrub Neighborhood, Near Central Avenue, Tampa

Creator

Unknown

Files

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Creation Date

April 1952

Abstract

A street view of the housing area called "The Scrub," a historic Black neighborhood in Tampa near Central Avenue and Scott Street.

Keywords

African Americans, Blacks, Housing

Extent

1 black-and-white photograph

Geographic Location

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

Physical Collection

Florida Photograph Collection

Box

11

Folder

4

Media Type

Photographs

Note

"The Scrub" neighborhood was founded by freed enslaved people after the Civil War just north of downtown Tampa and near Central Avenue's thriving Black-owned businesses. It consisted of over 600 homes, housing workers for nearby lumber mills. It was declared a slum by the City of Tampa in the 1950s and razed to create the Central Park Village housing development. Parts of the area were razed again to build I-275 in the 1950s. Photo courtesy of the Tampa-Hillsborough Public Library.

Identifier

florida_photograph_1021

Recommended Citation

Unknown, "The Scrub Neighborhood, Near Central Avenue, Tampa" (1952). Florida Photograph Collection. Image 22.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/florida_photograph/22