Ybor City historic district

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Ybor City historic district is a historic neighborhood in Tampa, Florida, famed for its cigar-making heritage, multicultural immigrant roots, and preserved 19th- and early 20th-century architecture.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf historic district
neighborhood
architecturalStyle early 20th-century commercial architecture
late 19th-century commercial architecture
contains Seventh Avenue (La Séptima)
country United States
culture Cuban cigar culture
Latin music and dance
foundedAs company town for cigar manufacturing
hasCharacteristic brick cigar factories
brick-paved streets
historic storefronts
iron balconies
row houses
social clubs
hasEthnicCommunity Cuban American community
German immigrant community
Italian immigrant community
Jewish immigrant community
Spanish immigrant community
hasHeritageDesignation National Historic Landmark District
U.S. National Historic Landmark
U.S. National Register of Historic Places district
hasLandmark Centro Asturiano de Tampa
Centro Español de Tampa
Italian Club of Tampa (L'Unione Italiana)
hasOrganization mutual aid societies
heritage cigar-making
industry cigar manufacturing
knownFor 19th-century architecture
Latin American and Cuban culture
cigar industry
early 20th-century architecture
multicultural immigrant community
locatedIn Florida
Hillsborough County, Florida
Tampa
namedAfter Vicente Martinez-Ybor
partOf National Historic Landmark Districts in Florida
Tampa, Florida
significantEvent development of hand-rolled cigar industry in Tampa
timePeriodOfSignificance early 20th century
late 19th century
tourism heritage tourism destination
nightlife district
transportation TECO Line Streetcar System
urbanType streetcar suburb

Referenced by (5)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Cigar City ("Ybor City")
associatedWithNeighborhood
Tampa, Florida ("Ybor City")
hasNeighborhood
Tampa, Florida
knownFor
Ybor City Historic District ("National Historic Landmark Districts in Florida")
partOf
Cigar City ("Ybor City Historic District")
relatedToponym

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