Central Avenue (Tampa)
Central Avenue in Tampa, Florida is a road in downtown that was the heart of its African American community before being seized by eminent domain and razed for interstate construction and a park.
It was on the western wdge of the neighborgood known as The Scrub.[1][2] A historical marker commemorates its history.[3]
In the 1890s seven businesses were located on it.[4]
The Cotton Club was a music venue where performers from the Chitlin Circuit performed.[5]
Historian Fred Hearns has offered tours of the area. Perry Harvey Park is located in the area.[6]
WEDU produced a documentary on Central Avenue and its history.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Kite-Powell, Rodney (2014-07-13). "Central to the Community". The Tampa Tribune. p. 51. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
- ^ https://tampabayhistorycenter.org/blog/tampas-central-ave-and-the-scrub/
- ^ "Central Avenue Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
- ^ "Central Avenue: The story of Tampa's former Black business district". ABC Action News Tampa Bay (WFTS). February 23, 2023.
- ^ "Did you know Tampa was the 'Harlem of the South'?". www.wtsp.com. February 3, 2023.
- ^ "Walk Through History Down Old Central Avenue in Tampa". baynews9.com.
- ^ "WEDU Documentaries | Central Avenue Remembered | PBS" – via www.pbs.org.
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