Vintage photos of shopping in Tampa Bay, including Maas Brothers, Webb's City and more
Maas Brothers, Webb's City, Harbour Island Mall—these iconic Tampa Bay shopping destinations may be long gone, but they ruled the local shopping scene in their heyday.
These photographs from the Florida State Archives show those department stores and even earlier relics of Tampa Bay's shopping past, you know, before Amazon Prime.
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Mercedes Ficarrotta stands in front of upholstery fabrics - Tampa, Florida (1960).
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Franklin Kites in the Harbour Island mall in Tampa (1986).
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Interior view of the Harbour Island mall in Tampa (1986).
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Jewelry kiosk at the Harbour Island mall in Tampa (1986).
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Unidentified men in chair at a showroom - Tampa, Florida (1960).
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View of stores along Franklin Street - Tampa, Florida (1943).
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Maas Bros. buildings - Tampa, Florida (1920).
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Maas Bros. department store - Tampa, Florida (1951).
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Looking east down Twiggs St. from Tampa St at Maas Brothers (1968).
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Maas Brothers Dept. Store in Tampa (1921).
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Maas Brothers Dept. Store in Tampa (1940).
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Maas Brothers, home of tropical fashions - Saint Petersburg, Florida.
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Customers shopping at Maas Brothers department store - Saint Petersburg, Florida (1961).
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Interior view showing customers shopping at Maas Brothers department store - Saint Petersburg, Florida (1961).
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Raul Vega dress shop at 1523 E. 7th Ave. in downtown Ybor City (1969).
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Shops along Ybor City - Tampa, Florida.
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Couple walking by the Florida gift gallery "The Guava Tree" in Ybor City (1969).
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People strolling by the La France clothing store on Fiesta Day in Ybor City (1969).
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Shopping in the "nostalgia market area" in Ybor City - Tampa, Florida (1975).
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Front of "Julio El Mexicano" in Ybor City (1969).