Cigar City

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Cigar City is a historic nickname for Tampa, Florida, reflecting its past as a major center of cigar manufacturing and Cuban-American culture.


Statements (26)
Predicate Object
instanceOf nickname
appliesTo Tampa, Florida
associatedWithCulture Cuban-American culture
associatedWithEconomy tobacco industry in Tampa
associatedWithIndustry cigar manufacturing
associatedWithMigration Cuban immigrants to Tampa
Italian immigrants to Tampa
Spanish immigrants to Tampa
associatedWithNeighborhood Ybor City
associatedWithProduct hand-rolled cigars
country United States
culturalIdentity symbol of Tampa’s cigar-making past
hasHeritage Cuban heritage in Tampa
Spanish immigrant heritage in Tampa
hasNotableAssociation Cuban cigar factories in Tampa
historicalSignificance major center of cigar production in the United States
language English
locatedIn Florida
refersTo Tampa, Florida
relatedToponym Ybor City Historic District
timePeriodOfProminence early 20th century
late 19th century
usedAsBranding local businesses in Tampa
tourism promotion for Tampa
usedInContext historical descriptions of Tampa
marketing of Tampa’s heritage attractions

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Tampa, Florida
hasNickName

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