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Bootleggers flooded Florida with illegal booze, flappers danced to jazz, and workers erected the first elaborate Art Deco buildings in Florida in the 1920s. At the same time, Mediterranean fruit flies attacked citrus groves, and the state’s brutal convict-leasing program ensnared thousands. Join the Tampa Bay History Center's Brad Massey, Ph.D., for a look at …
Bootleggers flooded Florida with illegal booze, flappers danced to jazz, and workers erected the first elaborate Art Deco buildings in Florida in the 1920s. At the same time, Mediterranean fruit flies attacked citrus groves, and the state’s brutal convict-leasing program ensnared thousands. Join the Tampa Bay History Center's Brad Massey, Ph.D., for a look at …
Named an Outstanding Book on the subject of intolerance in the United States by the Gustavus Myers Center for the Study of Human Rights in the United States, Ingalls's work …
Tampa is now a thriving modern city, but what was it like at the turn of the 20th century? This three-session course, led by History Center docents, lays out some early changes: Henry B. Plant and the railroad's arrival, Florida’s agricultural roots, and a thriving cigar industry with a unique immigrant culture. REGISTER
Jesse Braddock is trapped in a tiny cabin deep in the Everglades with her infant daughter and her ex-boyfriend, a wannabe reality TV star who turned out to be a lot prettier on the outside than on the inside. Broke and desperate for a way out, Jesse stumbles across a long-lost treasure, which could solve …
Tampa is now a thriving modern city, but what was it like at the turn of the 20th century? This three-session course, led by History Center docents, lays out some early changes: Henry B. Plant and the railroad's arrival, Florida’s agricultural roots, and a thriving cigar industry with a unique immigrant culture. REGISTER
The history center is open daily from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
**Galleries are closed on Thanksgiving and Christmas and open until 3 p.m. on Christmas and New Year’s Eve.
**First responders and veterans may receive discounted admission at Visitor Services.
The History Center provides a dramatic and historic backdrop for your wedding, wedding reception or rehearsal dinner. Give your wedding a unique Tampa flair your guests will remember for a lifetime.
Are you looking for a one-of-a-kind Tampa experience for your next corporate event or convention party? Are you a meeting planner looking for a unique setting to host a board retreat or employee function? Located within walking distance of downtown hotels, the History Center is perfect for your next corporate event.
