‘A labor of love’: West Tampa cigar factory turned into housing for University of Tampa students

TAMPA, Fla. – It’s been a long time since cigars were rolled in the brown cigar factory on North Albany Avenue in West Tampa. “It’s been sitting vacant for several years,” said Omar Garcia, who now manages the place. The factory was built in 1903 as the Bustillo and Diaz…

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