Central Avenue According to TBHC, this tour will show walkers “the Harlem of the South” and provide insight into the experiences of Tampa’s African-American community from the 1890s to the 1960s. Listed stops on the route that stretches between Cass Street and I-275 include the Robert W. Saunders, Sr. Public Library, Jackson House, and Perry Harvey, Sr. Park.Photo by Ray Roa Credit: Photo by Ray Roa

Tampa’s changing faster than many are comfortable with, but as a consolation, the city has unveiled a bunch of new historical markers as of late.

The latest is one near downtown Tampa’s Soul Walk, an African-American heritage art trail that brings the story of the city’s Black residents to the public. Two new markers set to meet the world on Thursday will recognize the historic Jackson boarding house (in disrepair, currently, and more or less begging the Acardi parking conglomerate for a little space to renovate and restore), plus The Scrub, which was once Tampa’s largest Black neighborhood.

There’s no cover to take part in Soulwalk Historical Marker Dedication for The Scrub and Jackson House happening Thursday, July 13, at 11 a.m. at the Robert W. Saunders, Sr. Public Library.

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