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| NAME: Gary COUNTY: Hillsborough ROADS: 2WD GRID: 1 CLIMATE: Fine BEST TIME TO VISIT: Anytime |
COMMENTS: Many residents and
industrial parks. Between E 21st Ave. on the North, 20th Street on the
West and 38th Street on the East. Now the area is quite industrial and one
has to be deligent in searching for remains that date back to the time.
REMAINS: Gary Public School, Cigar Factory |
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Near Tampa existed the incorporated town of Gary. Gary was predominantly a celery farming community on the outskirts of Ybor City, which had its post office established in 1898. The official plat of "Gary-Town" was recorded in May 1903. Gary included communities of Gary-Town and Spanish Park. Including a mix of white and Spanish, the neighborhood boasted cigar factories, a citrus packing house, dairies, a blacksmith shop, churches, boarding houses and several stores.The City of Gary was incorporated in October 1915. In 1919 the State dissolved the City of Gary. In 1923 Gary became a part of Tampa. When Interstate 4 was built the highway cut through the heart of Gary and many of the original buildings, homes, and establishments were torn down. The most obvious relic from Gary is the old Gary Public School, built in 1912, which is now in a state of “demolition by neglect”. Also, the Seaboard Air Line Railroad had a wye (a special track construction used to turn trains backwards in order to back into an area) in Gary which was used to turn passenger trains around before entering the Tampa Union Station. The wye has been dismantled since 1984. UPDATE: The Gary Public School has Submitted by: Mike Woodfin |
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