fair moving east

August 29, 2006 | TBHC | Leave your thoughts!

30 years ago…

August 29, 1976 – The Tampa Times details the construction and planned opening of the new State Fairgrounds east of Tampa. The State Fair authority had previously decided that the old fair grounds, adjacent to the University of Tampa, were too small for the growing event.

Courtesy of the Tampa Bay History Center.

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