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HISTORY of TAMPA FLORIDA
Tampa Florida in history is located on the Gulf coast of Florida in the United States. The amount of historical changes and progress that this city has gone through over the past 30 years are amazing. There were not nearly as many people then. Now the population in the Tampa Bay area is well over one million. The history of Tampa is one of less than good roads and streets to drive on in the sixties but now it has the interstate highways, toll roads and nice neat city streets with palm trees and Crepe Myrtle trees planted along the roadside. In the sixties, the city had one major hospital, Tampa General, and a smaller hospital, St Joseph. Now, Tampa General Hospital is like a city within itself and has many people employed and it has extended branches in other areas of Tampa. Tampa history shows a lot of good physicians in all areas of medicine with the University of South Florida teaching school of medicine producing many of the local physicians. Tampa has a diverse mix of different cultures and it also has a large community of Latin Americans that add a nice flavor to this beautiful city. In the Latin communities there are food markets that sell many kinds of delicious Latin food and ingredients to make Latin dishes. A favorite Spanish meal in Tampa is Spanish rice, black beans, roasted pork and plantains. There are many restaurants that sell this spicy meal and it is enjoyed by many residents. Tampa, at the present time is well known for the Buccaneer football team. Most of the city fully supports the football team. They have had a rough go at being the best team but now they are showing a lot of progress under the supervision of head coach Tony Dungy, who is probably the best coach that the Buccaneers ever had. Tampa has built a new stadium , The Raymond James Stadium that is a state of the art building that the Buccaneers and in which other teams are proud to play. The city is also very proud of the Devil Rays and Tampa Bay Lightning, ice hockey and baseball team. Tampa has many nice attractions such as Busch Gardens and Adventure Island. Busch Gardens is a beautiful park that has many unusual animals and rides with a monstrous roller coaster that turns and twirls the people around. It is amazing and it will give you the ride of your life. Busch Gardens has a lot of entertainment such as live bands that plays music from all over the world with beautiful birds and animals everyday. Adventure Island is a water park with beautiful pools of water in every shape imaginable. There is a pool especially for children that is huge and it has many kinds of water toys and the parents even get in these pools with their children. There is also The Water Rapids which are so neat! It looks like a winding canal of crystal clear deep water and the water is rapidly moving. Someone helps you get on a huge innertube and the moving water takes you all through the park and brings you back to the starting point. This is a favorite at Adventure Island. TELEVATORS - OCCIDENTALS - TAMPA HISTORY - FLORIDA BOOKINGS
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