mytampa:

Las Novedades
   - Opened in Ybor City in 1890
   - Originally at 1418 7th Avenue, Tampa, Fl
   - In 1946, moved to the corner of 7th Ave & 15th Street
   - In 1970, sold to Cesar Gonzmart of Columbia Restaurant fame

Sometimes I feel sorry for yankees… they never get to eat a Cuban Sandwich!

mytampa:

Cuban Sandwich
   - Cuban bread surrounds roast pork, smoked ham, cheese, mustard, and a pickle
   - Tampa traditionally adds Genoa salami
   - It is often toasted, slightly flattened, and served warm
   - An authentic Cuban sandwich does NOT have mayonnaise or lettuce
   - Designated “Signature Sandwich of the city of Tampa” by Tampa’s city council

Many historians believe the Cuban sandwich as now constituted first appeared in Tampa in the 1880s!
   - Interesting reading, google “Cuban Sandwich Crisis”

oldflorida:

Gasparilla time in Tampa, it’s 1916.

(Alvin Lederer Collection)

oldflorida:

(Alvin Lederer Collection)

Not going to lie, this is pretty cool.