E.J. and Elsa Salcines Oral History Interview

E.J. Salcines and Elsa Salcines document the social, cultural, and economic history of West Tampa from the early twentieth century through the postwar era, drawing on family histories, immigration narratives, education, neighborhood life, cigar industry employment, and the development of local businesses and mutual aid societies. The interview also examines major transformations in West Tampa, including suburbanization, highway construction, demographic change, urban redevelopment, and the evolving identities of Tampa’s Spanish, Cuban, and immigrant communities, while preserving detailed accounts of community institutions, commercial corridors, music, and civic life.