𝐒𝐜𝐨𝐭𝐭 𝐌. 𝐃𝐞𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞, 𝐌𝐨𝐛 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐮𝐦 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐥 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐛 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐚'𝐬 𝐟𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐟𝐢𝐚 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬, 𝐂𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐫 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐌𝐚𝐟𝐢𝐚: 𝐀 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞 𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐚 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 & 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐃𝐨𝐧: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞 𝐉𝐫., 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐚 𝐯𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐟𝐢𝐚 𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲.
𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞’𝐬 𝐚 𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭:
𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐜 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐬: Discover the sites of once-thriving gambling establishments that were central to the city's underworld activities.
𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐲𝐬: Walk through the very alleys and corners where notorious mobsters met their ends or conducted clandestine dealings.
𝐈𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬: Visit the dining establishments where the Tampa Mafia boss, Santo Trafficante, Jr., held court, sharing meals and making decisions that shaped the local criminal landscape.
𝐑𝐮𝐦𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐬: Explore the mysterious tunnels rumored to be connected to mob activities, including stories of violence and betrayal.
𝐒𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬: Hear the chilling accounts of where key figures were murdered, including the tragic tale of a mob fixer killed in front of his family.
𝐁𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐚 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬: Learn about Bolita, the illegal lottery game that was a significant part of Tampa’s mob scene, and visit locations associated with it.
Each location reveals a piece of the complex, often dark history of Tampa’s criminal underbelly, offering valuable insight into the city’s unique cultural heritage.
𝐓𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐟𝐢𝐚 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬 𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐚𝐭 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐚 𝐂𝐚𝐟𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐘𝐛𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲: 1523 E 7th Ave, Tampa, FL 33605
𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙨 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 1.5 𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙧𝙪𝙣 𝙖𝙨 𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙨 2 𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨, 𝙙𝙚𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙦𝙪𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙜𝙪𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙨. 𝙄𝙩 𝙞𝙣𝙫𝙤𝙡𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙖 𝙬𝙖𝙡𝙠 𝙤𝙛 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙔𝙗𝙤𝙧 𝘾𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙢𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙞𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙥𝙨 𝙖𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙮. 𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙚𝙡𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙞𝙧𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙤𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙨𝙘𝙤𝙤𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙙, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙣𝙤 𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙧𝙚𝙣 𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙖𝙜𝙚 𝙤𝙛 12 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙤𝙪𝙧.
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