Two new exhibits show how the 1920s completely changed Tampa Bay

If you think Tampa’s changed a lot in the last few years, you should see what it did in the 1920s.

A new temporary exhibit at the Tampa Bay History Center explores that decade using more than 100 objects—including underwear worn by the mother of late Tampa Tribune journalist Leland Hawes—plus interactive elements.

Music, dance, recreation, housing, prohibition, the Pentecostal religious movements and even Jim Crow are all covered, and as a bonus, the Touchton Map Library has a separate exhibit (“Sharps & Marks in Paradise: Selling Florida in the 1920s”), which explores the Florida land boom that started in south Florida and made its way up through the Tampa Bay area.

Whether you’re a newbie or native, both exhibitions will help you deepen your sense of place.

“Decade of Change: Florida in the 1920s” and “Sharps & Marks in Paradise: Selling Florida in the 1920s” are on display at the Tampa Bay History Center now through July 14.  Subscribe to Creative Loafing newsletters.

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