TAMPA, Fla. A photo taken from the top of a minaret at the former Tampa Bay Hotel is now hanging in the Henry B. Plant Museum. The panoramic image from 1893 is a glimpse into a lonely and empty skyline showing wooden homes in the background and a single bridge crossing over a meandering Hillsborough River. Tampa is a blank slate.
The question urban planners across the region and right here in Tampa are now trying to answer: What will the city look like in another 130-plus years?