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Read about this mural and the artist, Carl Cowden, III
In the letters that spell "Tampa" you can see the Sulphur Springs water tower, the Gasparilla ship and accompanying flotilla, the old Tampa Bay Hotel now the University of Tampa, a streetcar in Ybor City, and a nature scene on the Hillsborough River.
The skyline in the background shows downtown Tampa across the Hillsborough River as it appeared in the old days. The bridge could be the old Lafayette Street bridge which is now Kennedy Blvd.
Photo: Standing on a scissors lift, Mural Artist Carl Cowden III, 56, right, of Tampa, and his two sons Carl IV, 20, left, and Griffin, 19, center, repaint the City of Tampa mural on the side of the building on Royal Street near Florida Avenue in Tampa, Fla. , on Thursday, July 5, 2012
Work on repainting the mural began in June, 2012 and was still in progress as of July.
Tampa Mural, We Wish You Were Here
Below: The same building in 1957. Photo courtesy of Johnny Cinchett whose father, John F. Cinchett of Cinchett Neon Signs in Tampa, made and installed the Pepsi-Cola sign on the roof.
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 Looking south on Florida Ave. from in front of the new Federal Courthouse building.
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Another view of the Franklin Exchange Building |
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Sacred Heart Catholic Church building on N. Florida Ave. has been the ecclesiastic jewel of downtown Tampa, Florida for nearly a century. Ground was broken for its construction on February 16, 1898, and the cornerstone was laid on February 4, 1900. The official dedication was held January 15, 1905. The church looks much the same today as it did then. The gleaming white marble main altar and delicately arched altar railing, the magnificent stained glass windows and stations of the cross, the solid oak pews and entry doors, and the distinctive petal-shaped porcelain tile flooring are all original materials. Read about the stained glass windows.
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Sacred Heart Church side view.
Burgert Bros. 1922 Sacred Heart church photo
Burgert Bros. 1927 Sacred Heart church photo
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This colorful
mural faces downtown commuters as
they leave downtown heading northbound at 1102 N. Florida Avenue at the corner of Royal Street.
In
April of 2012, the mural was removed in order to repair the wall it was painted
on. A serious problem had developed over the years--moisture had seeped
into the stucco on the wall causing cracking which threatened to damage the
mural according to Gaspar Properties, the owners of the building. The City
of Tampa's public art program is funding the project. Including labor and
materials, the cost is $12,000, with half of that marked for Cowden to repaint
the mural.
