Tony Pizzo's Tampa, Part 09, "The Dark Years," 1979

Interviewee

Anthony P. Pizzo
Joyce Hartmann

Files

Publisher

WUSF

Publication Date

1979

Abstract

Part Nine, "The Dark Years" of Tony Pizzo's Tampa Series aired on WUSF in 1979. This episode had guest speaker Hampton Dunn and focused on Tampa during the Great Depression. Includes mentions of bolita gambling, the Mediterranean fruit fly destroying the citrus crop, Edward Flynn, Katherine Rawls, the repeal of Prohibition, the mafia in Tampa, the Works Progress Administration, Billy Graham's Christian Crusade, the establishment of the University of Tampa, and the start of World War II.

Keywords

Gambling, Hampton Dunn, Prohibition, Great Depression, University of Tampa, Edward L. Fynn, Katherine L. Rawls, Mediterranean fruit-fly, Mafia, Corruption, United States. Works Progress Administration, Billy Graham (1918-2018), World War (1939-1945), World War II, University of Tampa

Extent

00:29:21

Subject: geographic

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

Physical Collection

Anthony P. "Tony" Pizzo Collection

Language

English

Digital Date

2024

Media Type

Documentary film

Identifier

pizzo_tampa_series_1008

Recommended Citation

Pizzo, Anthony P. and Hartmann, Joyce, "Tony Pizzo's Tampa, Part 09, "The Dark Years," 1979" (1979). Tony Pizzo's Tampa - Television Series. 9.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/pizzo_tampa_series/9