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The Jackson Rooming House, also known as Jackson House, is a historic building constructed in 1901 as a boarding house in the city of Tampa, in the U.S. state of Florida. It provided accommodations to African-Americans and other travelers of African descent during the era of racial segregation. It is located on the north end of downtown at 851 Zack Street, approximately one block west of Tampa Union Station. On March 7, 2007, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
The Jackson Rooming House was one of the only places in Tampa where black travelers could find lodging, as they were not accepted in standard hotels of the day. The 24-room establishment began as a six-room cottage built by Moses and Sarah Jackson in 1901. Soon after, they added bedrooms and a second story in order to operate the rooming house, which remained in business until 1989. The Jacksons' children inherited the business and the home remains in the possession of one of the Jacksons' grandchildren.
During its time the Jackson House played host to several prominent entertainers, including Count Basie, Cab Calloway, James Brown, Ella Fitzgerald, and Ray Charles. Acts such as these would come to play the nightclubs of Tampa's black business district, which thrived nearby along Central Avenue until the 1960s
During the urban renewal of the 1970s most of the neighborhood surrounding the house was razed. By 2007, when the house was added to the NRHP, the Jackson House was believed to be the last free-standing residential dwelling in downtown Tampa.

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I recently started using Lightroom and man, what a difference that software can make! Just like TV or Film production, the art of photography is equal parts shooting and editing. Few of the photos posted on this site are edited. I may get to it one day but for now I've created a new page titled "Road to the Show Productions" that has a collection of my favorite photos that I've edited. Just like photography, editing requires a certain touch and sensibility. There's no right or wrong there's just what you feel is best for the photo. None are drastically edited - that's not my speed. My desire is to reproduce what I see as accurately as possible albeit sometimes with a little boost of color and contrast just to make the image a little more interesting. I hope you'll take a moment to check it out; "Road to the Show Productions".

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Larry

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This is what's left of "The Links Golf Club" in Hudson, FL. It opened some time in the mid 80's and closed on June 10, 2019 due to a lack of funds. This place is huge and I only had enough time to walk around a little. Even if had the chance I'd expect that it would have just been more of the same. It was beautiful in its time. Crazy how it went from what it looked like then to now. And who knew that this is the way to destroy a golf course? Real shame. It has/had a history.

Hello All! I hope everyone who visits my page is healthy and doing everything they can to keep it that way. Although I'm working from home, I'd love an opportunity to get out and shoot some stuff like this. If you have any suggestions of places within a 20 mile range of 34655 (Trinity/NPR) that you've noticed is closed down, please share. Thank you and best wishes for continued health to you and yours.