125: Only One Large Scale Cigar Manufacturer Remains in Tampa

I know this isn't directly CCB related, but it does have a lot of info on Tampa's past and the sadly shrinking Cigar industry that gave birth to Tampa as a modern city:

"Social organizations including Centro Asturiano and the Italian Club provided members with lifelong medical benefits, serving as the nation's first managed health-care systems. Residents ate Cuban sandwiches and drank cafe con leche at The Columbia, and watched the Tampa Smokers play baseball."

 

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