 Although the area was in a mainly white downtown it was an enclave where people who lived in Black Tampa neighborhoods such as the Scrub (East Tampa), performers, minorities, and whites all could come and experience culture, get something to eat, shop, or find a place to stay.In fact, Ella Fitzgerald wrote her hit "A Tisket a Tasket" at the historic Jackson House on Scott Street.The tiny 1/4 of a mile neighborhood was also home to at least 3,000 residents many of whom lived in the Central Park Village projects.