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| L'Unione Italiana-1919 |
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L'Unione Italiana was founded
in 1894. Construction began on the current clubhouse in 1917 after a fire destroyed the previous one. The $80,000 Italian
Renaissance-style building, featuring classical columns, terra cotta relief and marble, included a theater, dance floor, library,
cantina (bar), and bowling alley.
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| Circulo Cubano-1926. |
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The Cubans formed El Club
Nacional Cubano in 1899, which was renamed El Circulo Cubano in 1902. The current clubhouse, completed in 1918, replaced an
earlier building damaged by fire. The $60,000 clubhouse contained a cantina, a ballroom decorated by Cuban painters, a theater,
pharmacy, library, gymnasium, and boxing arena. Imported tile, stained glass windows, and marble provide decorative detail.
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| Ybor City cigar factory circa 1886-90 |
When Vicente Ybor built this three-story factory in 1886, it was the tallest building
in the Tampa
area. The June 9, 1886, issue of the Tampa Guardian declared that there was "not a more substantial structure in the
state of Florida."
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| Cigar factory workers at the Ybor Factory-1925 |
Approximately 1,150 cigar makers filled this room at the Ybor factory
in 1925. The factory contained two other rooms of this size and several smaller ones. Note the lector sitting at the far upper
right.
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