river traffic to flow
TBHC65 years ago…
September 29, 1941 – War department engineers deny the city’s request to keep the Lafayette Street (now Kennedy Boulevard) and Platt Street bridges closed to river traffic during rush hour. At the request of the board of alderman, Mayor Robert E.L. Chancey asked permission of the war department to keep the draws of the bridges closed from 8:00-9:30 a.m. and 4:30-6:00 p.m. Shipping interests protested that the draws were already closed between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., while war department officials cited lack of traffic problems in downtown which warranted the extra closure of the draws.
Courtesy of the Tampa Bay History Center.
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