PALMETTO BEACH – South of Ybor City

South of US60 and Ybor City is the peninsular that houses a large share of the Port of Tampa, including the shrimp docks along the 22^nd Avenue Causeway. On the northern limits of this area is PALMETTO BEACH, founded as a subdivision of Tampa/Ybor City. Originally planned as a recreational resort complete with a racetrack, the area became a close-knit neighborhood of small bungalows and cigar workers houses dotted with an occasional old cigar factory. Its isolation from most of the urban traffic make the area quite quiet and almost rural in its atmosphere. The beach where Ybor clubs used to play and picnic is part of DeSoto Park.

Fish House on McKay Bay	1895 Cigar Factory on 22^nd Avenue South	1895 Factory Converted to Offices	Bunaglows On McKay Bay.
Los Amigos Local Grocery	DeSoto Elementary Unified the Area	Street Sign Immigrant Locale	Wood Factory Closed for years
Factor y Redone Used for Artists	Brick Work On Ybor factory	Alligator Postcard Shows the Beach	Bolito Game Tony Pizzo Artifact

PHOTOGRAPHS by Bob Leonard, Florida History Internet Center. Teachers may use the photographs but please give credit to FHIC.