two tampa icons dead
TBHC70 years ago…
July 26, 1936 – Charles L. Knight and A.L. Cuesta, two prominent figures in the local business community, die within an hour of the other in Tampa. Knight, 75, made his mark as a pioneer in the banking and real estate fields, playing a crucial role in the formation of the Estuary area near Ybor City and the Port of Tampa. Cuesta, 88, was one of the founding fathers of the American cigar industry. He set up shop in Tampa in 1892 and soon thereafter went into business with Peregrino Rey to form the renowned Cuesta-Rey cigar organization.
Courtesy of the Tampa Bay History Center.
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