Tampa Preservation, Inc.

03/08/2019

How tiny shotgun houses can help solve Dallas' housing crisis — if we'd just stop knocking them down

Share images of your shotgun home. There are many throughout Ybor City and other older neighborhoods in Tampa. https://www.dallasnews.com/arts/architecture/2019/02/28/tiny-shotgun-houses-can-help-solve-housing-crisis-just-stop-knocking?utm_content=buffere2a2a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer&fbclid=IwAR0MKBIfERUQA124bSVpisrqhT3clOXH9c-jkeHCHqCpX9aLSA61vjrW6jM

It should come as no surprise that in Dallas, a city known (or perhaps notorious) for its mansions and McMansions, the lowly shotgun house has...

02/26/2019

1917 Sears Advertisement

1917 Sears Advertisement.

02/22/2019

Who was Howard Frankland? Bruce B. Downs? Gandy? Meet the people behind the landmarks.

Who's who

These are the stories behind the Tampa Bay landmarks you pass by every day.

02/20/2019

Lovely poem from a sister organization. Volunteers are the lifeblood of nonprofits.

02/19/2019

Port Tampa’s current dredging project has deep connection to our past

Port Tampa history

Today's dredging in Big Bend Channel is the latest in a long tradition of deepening Bay Area waters to increase shipping access at Port Tampa Bay.

02/09/2019

2019 Home Tour - Seminole Heights Neighborhood Association

Help support a great event.

Tampa's oldest and largest home tour is in Old Seminole Heights. Showcasing a variety of homes with a focus on Bungalows.

02/09/2019

What Historic Preservation Gets Wrong

Some great ideas

The tools and approaches used in the preservation field are increasingly out of date, and we risk alienating those who should share our cause.

02/08/2019

at its finest! Swipe to see the before and after of the former Crapo building which has been fully restored by

It can be done. Rather amazing, isn't it?

02/06/2019

Fact or fiction: Tampa Bay History Center exhibit explores history of pirates

Pirate history

There is one exhibit at the Tampa Bay History Center that is all about the b***y.

02/05/2019

Today in history in 1891, the Tampa Bay Hotel held a Grand Opening Ball!

02/05/2019

There's still time to register for this weekend's Historic Homes Workshop in Brooksville at the gorgeous, but haunted May-Stringer House

01/31/2019

Tampa Originals - Tampa Magazine

History from those who lived it.

Three stories of Tampa's history, as told by the people who saw it

01/31/2019

One Line of Your Zoning Code Can Make a World of Difference

Want to encourage business development, affordable housing development, and make your streets safer for everyone? Delete this one sentence from your local laws, and you could do it all at once.

Sandpoint, Idaho eliminated its downtown parking minimums 10 years ago. Since then, at least four projects that could not otherwise have happened have brought new vibrancy and economic productivity to downtown.

01/25/2019

Internet buying is killing the malls, reminding some shoppers that malls killed the downtowns

Internet buying is killing the malls, reminding some shoppers that malls killed the downtowns

Stores that were household names among shoppers in the last century are likely alien to kids today. Tampa, St. Petersburg and Clearwater each had “five and dime” retailers downtown, such as McCrory’s, Woolworth and Kress.

01/21/2019

133 S Brooksville Ave, Brooksville, FL 34601 - realtor.com®

If Tampa real estate is getting too pricey, look at what is available in Brooksville.

View 35 photos of this 5 bed, 3 bath, 3,530 Sq. Ft. single family home at 133 S Brooksville Ave, Brooksville, FL 34601 on sale now for $415,000.

01/16/2019

We don’t build ‘em like we used to—but that’s not a bad thing

Agree or disagree?

McMansion Hell’s Kate Wagner argues her point

01/14/2019

Stumbled upon this while researching something else REALLY BIG that was going on in Tampa in late 1927. Eben E. Cone was related to J.L. Cone, founder of Cone Construction for whom the Rainbow Bridge at Fairyland was dedicated. Cone Construction built the bridge at no cost to the city. Rex Gordon

01/08/2019

Opinion | The Pedestrian Strikes Back

Cities are about people, not cars. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/15/opinion/sunday/cars-pedestrians-cities.html

Officials in several countries are getting the message: Cities are about people, not cars.

01/07/2019

Rejecting Mr. Potatohead

Developer modernism - we've got a bad case of it in Tampa. It's not regional. It's not Tampa. It's anywhere, rather than our own somewhere. https://www.cnu.org/publicsquare/2019/01/07/rejecting-mr-potatohead

Background buildings don't need to be ugly or use pointless variety in the “break-up-the-box” style.

01/04/2019

Historic Preservation Advocacy Lacking In Jacksonville?

An excellent article that has lessons that can apply to Tampa as well.

Recently approved demolitions of historic structures downtown, including City Hall and Gulf Life, demonstrate an old pattern resurfacing in Jax - tearing down historic structures in a “wait and see” strategy or for a project that represents the antithesis of a vibrant downtown, a surface parking...

01/03/2019

Morris Hylton III: Destroying history — the demolition of St. Michael's church

"Every great city in the world uses historic preservation as a development tool. Rehabilitating and adaptively using existing buildings economically benefits communities in a variety of ways while helping them retain their sense of place."

St. Michael’s Episcopal Church opened 43 years ago on Christmas Eve. Located at the corner of Northwest 23rd Avenue and 43rd Street, many

01/02/2019

‘80s rock band Foreigner strolls through Tampa’s Ybor City in new video

Authentic setting

Proceeds from a new greatest hits album will go toward Shriners Hospitals for Children.

01/02/2019

Hands-on preservation opportunity this February in Brooksville, Florida. More info and to sign up: https://www.artisanarmy.com/2018-historic-homes-workshop

12/18/2018

First Florida winter irked beloved writer Rawlings

Christmas in Florida - always a conflict for northerners!

The now-beloved Florida author Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings would come to care deeply for her adopted state, but her first holiday season in rural Cross Creek in 1928 made her sad, and then mad, she later wrote.

12/18/2018

Henry B. Plant Museum - Victorian Christmas Stroll

Victorian Christmas stroll

Adults - $15, Seniors - $13, Youth - $9 Last tickets sold at 7:30 pmDiscount Days: December 3, 4, 10, 11 Adults -  $11, Seniors - $10, Youth - $7

12/17/2018

Newman Cigar Factory Museum virtual tour (but even better in person).

Our two room museum at the front of our factory is small in size, but big in history. Visit us Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm to get a look.

12/17/2018

Excellent local history gifts

At J.C. Newman, we're celebrating the 12 Days of 'Brick-mas!' Starting tomorrow, and over the next 12 days, we'll be posting images of some great Brick House Ci**rs swag and it's very easy to win!

Step 1: Make sure you 'Like' the J.C. Newman Cigar page.
Step 2: 'Like' the photo.
Step 3: Comment on the photo and tag 2 friends.

Every day we'll choose 1 winner and announce them all at the end! Good Luck, and happy holidays!

12/13/2018

Government Spring was a cradle of downtown development. But where is it?

Government Spring

A still-unsolved mystery centers on the location of the Government Spring, one of downtown Tampa's first sources of fresh water.

12/10/2018

Historic Preservation Time Machine | The Craftsman Blog

We've seen some great transformations in Ybor using this tool.

How can tell the differentce historic preservation is making in your town and across America. Try this clever idea for seeing the true effects it has!

12/07/2018

Passing along a message:
"The Tampa Bay Chapter of the AIA and TBFAD are planning to hold a Tampa Mayoral Candidate Forum on Tuesday, January 8 from 6-7:30pm at their offices on 1315 East 7th Avenue. The Forum's purpose is to increase the awareness of the mayoral candidates about the issues of architecture, historic preservation and to have them experience thoughtful redevelopment in their visit to the AIA offices in Ybor City.
The candidates will have a meet and greet opportunity and then briefly ( 2 minutes each) present their thoughts to the assembled group.
We would love to share this forum opportunity with Tampa Preservation, Inc. Your membership could join in this chance to educate these candidates about their concerns for our National Landmark Historic District and Tampa's historic resources!
Please let Tampa Preservation's members know about being part of this timely forum. As you're aware, these candidates' calendars fill up quickly, so we're eager to get their attention in early January and impress upon them the value of Ybor City, architecture and historic preservation."

12/03/2018

In case you know someone who would be interested.

12/03/2018

Get a Florida Trust ornament for your preservation gifting.

Kicking off a look at Holiday ornaments from around the state with this special ornament (it’s the Florida Trust House)! It’s not too late to send us an ornament from a special historic place you would like included in our 2018 Florida Holiday spotlight. Please mail them to 906 E Park Ave, Tallahassee, FL 32301 and include a story.

Also, if you’d like a Florida Trust ornament on your tree you can order them here: https://www.floridatrust.org/blank-1/florida-trust-holiday-ornament

11/30/2018

Water Street Tampa uncovers graves from 1800s and more of city’s past

Water Street Tampa uncovers graves from 1800s and more of city’s past

Officials believe the remains are human. It’s not the first such discovery made downtown near the 1800s outpost of Fort Brooke.

11/26/2018

Mysterious tunnels discovered in Florida puzzle historians

Ybor tunnels

Century-old tunnels discovered at a construction site in Ybor City, Florida and historians aren't quite sure what they were used for.