Samuel Proctor Oral History Program

This event is conducted in partnership with the National Endowment for the Humanities and American Library Association grant, “Latino Americans: 500 Years of History,” organized by Sarah McNamara (UNC – Chapel Hill) and the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program. 

Put your walking shoes on for a tour through time of historic Ybor City with Tampa Bay Historic Center Director of Marketing and former editor of Cigar City Magazine, Manny Leto, and Sarah McNamara, Tampa native and historian.

October is Latino History Month, so celebrate with us by participating in this educational and fun activity that focuses on Ybor City from the arrival of Cuban immigrants in the 1880s through Urban Renewal in the 1960s. Understand how modern day Ybor City and Tampa were shaped by peering through the lens of the Great Depression, the Spanish Civil War, WWII, labor organization and Urban Renewal.

Walking Tour sites include Jose Marti Park, the V.M. Ybor Factory, the Ybor Labor Temple, the Italian Club, and iconic Seventh Avenue, the heart of Ybor City.

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Note: this tour meets in Ybor City at New World Brewery, 1313 8th Avenue. Capacity is limited. This program is free, however, pre-registration is required; no walk-ups. For more information about this and other programs from the “Latino Americans: 500 Years of History” grant, please see the August 2015 press release.