Tony Pizzo's Tampa, Part 05, "Cigartown," 1979

Interviewee

Anthony P. Pizzo
Joyce Hartmann

Files

Publisher

WUSF

Publication Date

1979

Abstract

Part Five, "Cigartown" of Tony Pizzo's Tampa Series aired on WUSF in 1979. The episode focused on the history of Ybor City and the cigar industry in Tampa. Mentioned in the episode are Vicente Martinez Ybor, Cesar Medina of Cuban bread fame, the Cuban sandwich, the lives of the cigar workers in the Tampa area, and of the workers who would read to the cigar workers.

Keywords

Cigar industry, Vicente Martinez Ybor (1818-1896), Cuban bread

Extent

00:29:59

Subject: geographic

Hillsborough County (Fla.); Tampa (Fla.); Ybor City (Tampa, Fla.)

Physical Collection

Anthony P. "Tony" Pizzo Collection

Language

English

Digital Date

2024

Media Type

Documentary film

Identifier

pizzo_tampa_series_1004

Recommended Citation

Pizzo, Anthony P. and Hartmann, Joyce, "Tony Pizzo's Tampa, Part 05, "Cigartown," 1979" (1979). Tony Pizzo's Tampa - Television Series. 5.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/pizzo_tampa_series/5