Tampa - Then and Now

Kitsune · 10-11-2005, 06:53 AM

I think they were put in around 2000 or so when they tried to polish the area, but I'm not sure. They never grow them from scratch, they just truck in a full-sized palm and drop it into the ground.

These two shots are of downtown show that in the city's great planning, they elected to rip out the beautiful lighting that they decided to leave in Ybor and pave over the brick streets only to replace part of it with new bricks for a crosswalk. Odd. There is also no trace left of the trolly tracks. Most of the buildings have been destroyed, but you can use the Tampa theater and its companion down the street as reference. They look a bit bigger in my photo thanks to a different lens and the inability to stand on top of a car while taking the picture as the Burget Brothers did with all their street shots.

10-11-2005, 06:53 AM	#5
Kitsune still eats dirt Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 3,031	I think they were put in around 2000 or so when they tried to polish the area, but I'm not sure. They never grow them from scratch, they just truck in a full-sized palm and drop it into the ground. These two shots are of downtown show that in the city's great planning, they elected to rip out the beautiful lighting that they decided to leave in Ybor and pave over the brick streets only to replace part of it with new bricks for a crosswalk. Odd. There is also no trace left of the trolly tracks. Most of the buildings have been destroyed, but you can use the Tampa theater and its companion down the street as reference. They look a bit bigger in my photo thanks to a different lens and the inability to stand on top of a car while taking the picture as the Burget Brothers did with all their street shots. Attached Images

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