Interesting. I live in Tampa and sometimes wonder if there's still an Italian presence. There are tons of strip clubs around here and I figure someone has to be running those rackets. Are they left over from the Trafficante days?
If you guys ever come down here, you should take a walk around Ybor City and eat at Columbia. It was Trafficante's favorite place to eat.
SKINNY, you should take one of my mob walking tours of Ybor. I think you'd enjoy it. Next on is March 24th.
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