Ybor City Oral History Project
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Interviewer
Gary R. Mormino
Publication Date
10-19-2009
Date
1979-04-14
Abstract
This is an oral history interview with Tampa historian Tony Pizzo. Pizzo was born in Tampa to Italian immigrant parents in 1912, and grew up in Ybor City. A successful businessman, Pizzo was the founder of the Tampa Historical Society and was a noted local historian. In this interview, he discusses urban renewal, historical markers, José Martí and relationships with Cuba, and Ybor City's mutual aid societies. He also recounts a number of anecdotes and stories about Tampa and Ybor City.
Keywords
Urban renewal, Historians, Social life and customs, Immigrants, Mutual aid societies, Anthony P. Pizzo, Tampa Historical Society, Historical markers
Extent
01:24:26; 29 page transcript
Subject: geographic
Hillsborough County (Fla.); Tampa (Fla.); Ybor City (Tampa, Fla.)
Language
English
Digital Date
2009
Media Type
Oral histories
Format
Digital Only
Identifier
Y10-00060
Recommended Citation
Pizzo, Tony, "Tony Pizzo Oral History Interview" (2009). Ybor City Oral History Project. 22.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/ybor_ohp/22
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