Tiled entryway saying "Bergman's" in Ybor City, Florida.
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Baltimore Block brick seen on a brick section of street in Ybor City, Florida. W. P.P. Co. stands for Westport Paving and Brick, a Baltimore, Maryland-based manufacturer of bricks. The company was founded around 1905 by William L. Wise Sr. of Baltimore, Maryland. At one time, Westport Paving & Brick was one of the larger manufacturers of bricks in the Delaware/Maryland/Virgina area, many of whose bricks were used in both the commercial as well as residential sectors. So well regarded were these bricks, known as 'Baltimore Bricks', that many were exported to other municipalities for construction of government buildings, streets, alley ways and sidewalks. Often the bricks were used during shipping as the ballast itself. By the mid 1920s with more automobiles prevalent amongst the middle class, a more refined surface was needed to give drivers a smoother ride and the time of the brick street was at an end. Westport Paving & Brick was still in business during World War II and appears to have disbanded around 1948.
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Buchman Building, 1910 East 7th Avenue, Ybor City, Florida. Built in 1908, this historic building once housed the Blues Ship music club, as well as other businesses.
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Buchman Building, 1910 East 7th Avenue, Ybor City, Florida. Built in 1908, this historic building once housed the Blues Ship music club, as well as other businesses.
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Buchman Building, 1910 East 7th Avenue, Ybor City, Florida. Built in 1908, this historic building once housed the Blues Ship music club, as well as other businesses.
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