 History

For several decades, many Cuban, Spanish, and Italian cigar workers, managers, accountants and other business owners lived in the middle-class neighborhood just a few blocks north of the commercial district of Ybor City that centered on 7th Avenue.Mid-century, changes in the economics and business ventures of the cigar industry caused many residents to move to other parts of Tampa.Despite this, and the urban renewal that took place in nearby Ybor City during the 1960s, many historic homes and structures in V.M.