L. B. Skinner Co. gulf shore development, view from administration building : Pinellas County, Fla.

Courtesy, Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System

About this photograph

Photograph Order Number

CP1223

Negative Number

C569

Date

November 16, 1925

Creator

Burgert Brothers

Publisher

Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library

Source (original item)

1 photograph : b&w ; 24 x 121 cm. +1 negative (24 x 121 cm.)

Format

JPEG2000

General Notes

Neg. no. C569; taken November 16, 1925. This panoramic photograph was taken by a Cirkut camera and might also be described with the following terms: 180, 360, wide angle, or elongated.

Description

Burgert Bros. work ledger notes: “LB Skinner Co. gulf shore from admin bldg.”

Subjects

Notes

Digitized cirkut negative compressed derivative jpg for online use.

C569_CP1223 added 2026-06-13

Tampa in the 1920s

The Roaring Twenties nearly doubled Tampa — from about 51,600 people in 1920 to over 101,000 by 1930 — and the Florida land boom is written all over these photographs. Developer D.P. Davis literally dredged up two little islands at the mouth of the Hillsborough River to build Davis Islands, announcing the plan in January 1924. Outlying spots like Sulphur Springs, Palma Ceia, and Temple Terrace took off. Bayshore was still a county brick road when the October 1921 hurricane shoved an 11-foot surge over the waterfront. Streetcars still ruled — nearly 24 million riders in 1926 — even as cars started clogging the streets. Browse this decade's photographs for the boom as it happened — new subdivisions, crowded beaches and boulevards, and a city stretching into its suburbs.

Sources: Davis Islands (City of Tampa); Ahead of its time, Davis Islands promises more than Florida sunshine (Tampa Bay History Center); Tampa Bay / Tarpon Springs Hurricane of 1921 (National Weather Service); Bayshore Boulevard: A Brief Look at its Historic Past (USF Libraries)