by willychichi » Wed Nov 07, 2018 8:11 am
From bunkers to tunnels, Mafia history stirs underworld exploration in Ybor City
A real estate listing touts the features of a 2,068-square-foot home for sale on North 12th Street: Three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a basement, a courtyard with Mediterranean-style shed, and beneath the shed, "its own bunker." Welcome to Ybor City, where you find history on every corner, and sometimes — thanks to the Latin district’s Mafia past — underneath them. The home, built in the 1920s, was owned in the 1930s and 1940s by rum- and numbers-runner Jimmy Lumia. The 20-by-10-foot bunker runs as deep as 12 feet and likely is where Lumia hid his wares. The home’s basement even appears to have a walled-off entrance of some kind.
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A real estate listing touts the features of a 2,068-square-foot home for sale on North 12th Street: Three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a basement, a courtyard with Mediterranean-style shed, and beneath the shed, "its own bunker." Welcome to Ybor City, where you find history on every corner, and sometimes — thanks to the Latin district’s Mafia past — underneath them. The home, built in the 1920s, was owned in the 1930s and 1940s by rum- and numbers-runner Jimmy Lumia. The 20-by-10-foot bunker runs as deep as 12 feet and likely is where Lumia hid his wares. The home’s basement even appears to have a walled-off entrance of some kind.
Read more: http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/realestate/From-bunkers-to-tunnels-Mafia-history-stirs-underworld-exploration-in-Ybor-City_173082034