Aug 15 2008
Oldest Pavement in Tampa
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TAMPA’S FIRST PAVED SIDEWALK
1888
ARCHIBALD ROSS, A NATIVE OF SCOTLAND,
A MEMBER OF THE CITY COUNCIL, ” TAMPA’S
POPULAR BAKER AND THE POOR MAN’S FRIEND”
PAVED THE WALK AROUND HIS BRICK BUILDING
ON THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF FRANKLIN AND
LA FAYETTE STREETS WITH GEORGIA MARBLE
“THE FIRST GENUINE PAVEMENT PUT DOWN IN
TAMPA” WAS 168 FEET LONG AND 8 FEET WIDE.
THESE MARBLE STONES ARE THE REMNANTS OF
ARCHIE ROSS HISTORIC SIDE WALK.
These stones are 120 years old as of the date of this post.
Note: La Fayette Street is now known as Kennedy Blvd. I was almost standing in the Franklin (Street) Pedestrian Mall when I took this picture.