franklin street mall open to cars
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5 years ago…
November 29, 2001 – Tampa Mayor Dick Greco officially re-opens the five-block Franklin Street mall to cars for the first time since he closed it to traffic in 1974. City leaders, however, decided to preserve one tradition by keeping Franklin Street, between Kennedy Boulevard and Twiggs Street, closed to vehicles between 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. on weekday so pedestrians can stroll at lunchtime. Greco ushered in the change by driving his car through a ribbon stretched across Franklin Street.
Courtesy of the Tampa Bay History Center.
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