Gandy Photographs - Streets, Buildings, and Construction
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Creation Date
1-1-1940
Time Period
circa 1940s-1950s
Abstract
A home in the Scrub neighborhood of Tampa, Florida.
Keywords
Dwellings, Porches, African American neighborhoods
Extent
1 black-and-white photograph
Subject: geographic
Hillsborough County (Fla.); Tampa (Fla.)
Physical Collection
Box
8
Digital Date
2024
Media Type
Black-and-white photographs
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"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 including the Pyramid Hotel started by Isaac Gardner. 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
Gandy 08_0410
Recommended Citation
Gandy, George Skip IV, "Homes in Scrub Neighborhood, B" (1940). Gandy Photographs - Streets, Buildings, and Construction. Image 988.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/gandy_street/988
Keywords
Dwellings, Porches, African American neighborhoods
