Tampa
$250.00
The word “Tampa” means “sticks of fire” in the language of the Calusa, a Native American tribe that once lived south of today’s Tampa Bay. In the spring of 1539, Hernando de Soto sailed into the Tampa Bay area to search for gold. After that, the area was left largely untouched for 200 years. Fort Brooke was established in January 1824 at the mouth of the Hillsborough River on Tampa Bay.
Railroad magnate Henry B. Plant extended the railroad to Tampa in 1884 and started a steamship line from Tampa to Key West to Havana, Cuba. In 1891, Plant put the area on the map with the opening of the Tampa Bay Hotel. The hotel cost $3 million to build and furnish and attracted entertainers, sports figures and dignitaries from around the world. When the United States declared war on Spain in 1898, Tampa was the port of embarkation for troops headed to Cuba. A colorful colonel named Teddy Roosevelt organized his “Rough Riders” at the hotel. Babe Ruth hit his longest home run on record right here in Tampa!
As it grew, the city was populated by new residents from the U.S., Cuba, Spain, Italy, and others from around the world. Tampa is bursting with cultural diversity, and therefore, culinary diversity. It’s a foodie’s paradise!
Tampa has three major league sports teams - The Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Tampa Bay Lightning, and the Tampa Bay Rays - so it doesn’t matter whether you’re into football, hockey, baseball, or all three: You’re major league covered.
Tampa is not only full of sports, culture, art, great food, and ridiculously great weather, it’s also a stunningly gorgeous and an all-around beautiful place to live.
The 36"x24" (includes 2" border) archival giclée is printed by a local atelier on acid-free watercolor paper and features rich, saturated colors, deep dark tones, and finely nuanced details. Each museum quality print is inspected and approved by Tim Boatright before being signed and sealed with his embossed artist’s “chop.”
Please note: each piece is printed to order and may take up to three weeks to ship. The print is ready for framing.
