Ybor's 7th Avenue Paved With Glory

Tribune file photo by JULIE BUSCH

According to the American Planning Association, Seventh Avenue's historical grandeur makes it one of the nation's 10 Great Streets for 2008.

By The Tampa Tribune
Published: October 09, 2008

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TAMPA --

A stroll along Seventh Avenue is a journey through the old-world charm of a community that thrived on the commerce of cigar factories and the richness of its cultural melting pot.

According to the American Planning Association, the avenue's historical grandeur makes it one of the nation's 10 Great Streets for 2008.

Here's a look at the other top thoroughfares: Mill Avenue in Tempe, Ariz.; West Main Street in Louisville, Ky.; Commercial Street in Portland, Maine; Washington Street in Boston; Main Street in Annapolis, Md.; Summit Avenue in St. Paul, Minn.; South Broad Street in Philadelphia; South El Paso in El Paso, Texas; and Clarendon and Wilson boulevards in Arlington, Va.

Kathy Steele