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X-WR-CALDESC:Explore West Tampa with Fred Hearns\, one of Tampa Bay’s forem
 ost historians and the Tampa Bay History Center’s first curator of Black h
 istory. A longtime journalist\, community leader and former City of Tampa 
 human rights director\, Hearns has spent decades researching and preservin
 g the stories of Tampa’s Black residents\, neighborhoods and institutions.
 \n\nDuring this 90-minute tour\, Hearns guides guests through significant 
 sites connected to West Tampa’s Black history. The route includes the form
 er site of J. W. Roberts City\, West Tampa’s first brick cigar factory\; t
 he University of Tampa’s I. W. Phillips Field football stadium\; Clara Fry
 e Memorial Hospital\, which provided medical care to Black patients during
  segregation\; Tampa’s first public housing development\; and the childhoo
 d homes of prominent figures in Hillsborough County’s Black community.\n\n
 Local guests will gain a deeper understanding of a neighborhood whose hist
 ory is often overlooked. Visitors from outside Tampa will discover how Wes
 t Tampa’s cigar industry\, community institutions and Black residents cont
 ributed to the development of the wider Tampa Bay region.\n\nThe tour meet
 s inside Julian B. Lane Riverfront Park. Look for the Bob Buckhorn River C
 enter\, 402 N. Laurel St.\, Tampa\, FL 33607\, and meet your guide at the 
 flagpole.\n\nParticipants will walk approximately eight blocks along publi
 c sidewalks. Comfortable shoes and weather-appropriate clothing are recomm
 ended. Guests may also want to bring bottled water.
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DESCRIPTION:Explore West Tampa with Fred Hearns\, one of Tampa Bay’s foremo
 st historians and the Tampa Bay History Center’s first curator of Black hi
 story. A longtime journalist\, community leader and former City of Tampa h
 uman rights director\, Hearns has spent decades researching and preserving
  the stories of Tampa’s Black residents\, neighborhoods and institutions.
 \n\nDuring this 90-minute tour\, Hearns guides guests through significant 
 sites connected to West Tampa’s Black history. The route includes the form
 er site of J. W. Roberts City\, West Tampa’s first brick cigar factory\; t
 he University of Tampa’s I. W. Phillips Field football stadium\; Clara Fry
 e Memorial Hospital\, which provided medical care to Black patients during
  segregation\; Tampa’s first public housing development\; and the childhoo
 d homes of prominent figures in Hillsborough County’s Black community.\n\n
 Local guests will gain a deeper understanding of a neighborhood whose hist
 ory is often overlooked. Visitors from outside Tampa will discover how Wes
 t Tampa’s cigar industry\, community institutions and Black residents cont
 ributed to the development of the wider Tampa Bay region.\n\nThe tour meet
 s inside Julian B. Lane Riverfront Park. Look for the Bob Buckhorn River C
 enter\, 402 N. Laurel St.\, Tampa\, FL 33607\, and meet your guide at the 
 flagpole.\n\nParticipants will walk approximately eight blocks along publi
 c sidewalks. Comfortable shoes and weather-appropriate clothing are recomm
 ended. Guests may also want to bring bottled water.
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261128T113000
LOCATION:1001 N Blvd\, Tampa\, FL 33607 US
SUMMARY:West Tampa Black History Walking Tour
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