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MEET MILTON:The Man who inspires Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson

2/17/2023

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Dwayne "THE ROCK" Johnson and Milton
To the layman, it would have appeared to be the worst premiere in the film career of the world's biggest Hollywood star–Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson.

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Bartow Polkers and the Florida State League, 1919-1920

4/1/2020

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Bartow Athletic Field
Bartow Athletic Field
The Florida State League was originally established as a Class D League in 1919 with teams in Tampa, Orlando, Sanford, Lakeland, Bradenton and Bartow.  There had been earlier attempts, but this is the date generally most given for the league’s formation.

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The Soda Fountain

10/22/2017

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If you are old enough to remember “soda fountains”, consider yourself lucky.  The great age of soda fountains is long gone, but what a fun time it was for those of us that had the opportunity to experience this slice of Americana.

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West Tampa: A City Made to Fit an Opportunity

11/1/2005

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West Tampa Streetscape taken December 26, 1935.
Cities often grow because they have a fine harbor, an excellent climate, and a railroad junction. For these reasons the City of Tampa grew, and became the largest Gulf port in the state of Florida. But West Tampa, just across the Hillsborough River from Tampa, grew, not of the geographical or climatic possibilities, but because one “Tampan” (Hugh C. Macfarlane) saw an opportunity, and grasped it.

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Ybor City’s Lady of Spain

11/1/2005

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When an unknown woman showed up on her doorstep, Ignacia’s life changed dramatically. As the two women spoke, she discovered the man she loved and the father of her children had a secret of his own–he had a wife in another town.

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The Lector:Ybor City Intellectual

11/1/2005

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In my years of growing up in Ybor City, which was the 20’s, 30’s and 40’s, there was one man who stood out head and shoulders above the population. All who aspire to intellectualism, to appreciators of art and music, and to be leaders in the politics of that day, basically a long sputtering fight against communism, had to look up to Don Victoriano Manteiga. He was our leader.

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