Leroy McKinney's Auto Repair, 1102 E. Scott Street, Tampa

Creator

Unknown

Files

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Creation Date

4-25-1952

Abstract

Street view of "The Scrub," a historic Black neighborhood, looking at Leroy McKinney's Auto Repair Shop at 1102 East Scott Street in Tampa.

Alt Text

A small neighborhood with houses and makeshift structures along a street. Several cars, horses, and people are visible near the buildings.

Keywords

African Americans, Black Americans, Automobile repair shops, Black businesses, African American businesses, African American business enterprises

Extent

1 black-and-white photograph

Subject: geographic

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

Physical Collection

Florida Photograph Collection

Box

12

Folder

1

Media Type

Black-and-white 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.

Identifier

florida_photograph_1026

Recommended Citation

Unknown, "Leroy McKinney's Auto Repair, 1102 E. Scott Street, Tampa" (1952). Florida Photograph Collection. Image 27.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/florida_photograph/27