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.

Keywords

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

Extent

1 black-and-white photograph

Geographic Location

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

Physical Collection

Florida Photograph Collection

Box

12

Folder

1

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.

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