Ybor City in Tampa in Hillsborough County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Ybor Centennial Park

Photographed by Mike Stroud, June 2008

1. Ybor Centennial Park Marker

Inscription. On June 12, 1986, the Tampa City Council passed Ordinance No. 9297-a naming this park:
“Ybor Centennial Park By Which Name It Shall Hereafter And Forever Be Known.”
Signed: Bob Martinez, Mayor; Sandra W. Freedman. Chairman, City Council

The ordinance commemorates Ybor City’s Centennial and its colorful and vibrant past.
The park officially honors Vicente Martinez-Ybor, the developer of Ybor City. This world famous cigar center gave Tampa its rich and exotic Latin Heritage.

Erected In Loving Memory Of Vicente Martinez-Ybor

Erected 1993 by By The Ybor Chamber Of Commerce, and The Ybor City Museum Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Parks & Recreational Areas • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1843.

Location. 27° 57.702′ N, 82° 26.324′ W. Marker is in Tampa, Florida, in Hillsborough County. It is in Ybor City. It is on E. 9th Ave, on the right when traveling east. near Located in Ybor City Historic District of Tampa, Angel Oliva Senior Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Tampa FL 33605, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Florida’s Tampa Bay.

It is also in the American South

and on the Gulf Coast.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this

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marker: Historic Fire Station No. 4 (a few steps from this marker); La Joven Francesa Bakery (within shouting distance of this marker); Mayor Nick C. Nuccio (within shouting distance of this marker); Anthony P. "Tony" Pizzo (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Anthony P. Pizzo (about 300 feet away); Historic Fort King Trail (about 300 feet away); Italian Club Life In Tampa (about 600 feet away); L’Unione Italiana (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tampa.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Birthplace of Tony Pizzo (was about 300 feet away but has been reported to have been replaced with another marker now near it).

Photographed by Mike Stroud, June 28, 2008

2. Ybor Centennial Park Marker

Ybor Centennial Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by AGS Media, June 4, 2010

3. Ybor Centennial Park

Viewed from along East 9th Avenue.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 28, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 3, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,633 times since then and 75 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 3, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 3. submitted on June 9, 2010, by Glenn Sheffield of Tampa, Florida. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.