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Exhibition

Invisible Immigrants Gallery Tour

This 20-minute Invisible Immigrants tour meets in the Wayne Thomas Gallery on the 4th Floor and explores how Spanish workers and families reshaped Ybor City’s neighborhoods, organized labor movements, and …
Jun 23, 2025
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‘Decade of Change: Florida in the 1920s’ opening next month

Scheduled to open its doors on November 4, 2023, Decade of Change offers a fascinating exploration of Florida's first modern decade. From the lively jazz tunes of the Roaring Twenties to the architectural evolution witnessed in the construction of bungalows and Mediterranean Revival-style homes, the exhibition provides a snapshot of the diverse facets that defined Florida in the 1920s.
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Tampa Bay History Center toasts Bay area beer scene

(TAMPA, Fla., Feb. 14, 2019) — Almost as soon as the cigar smoke started rising from the factories of Tampa’s Ybor City, the beer started flowing. In 1897, the aroma of Cuban tobacco emanating from the city’s cigar factories mingled with the scent of imported hops fermenting at the Florida Brewery – the state’s first.
Feb 14, 2019

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