These vintage photos show how much Tampa's streetcar has changed
In 1885, Tampa’s Streetcars became the first in the entire state, and according to Hillsborough County Senior Planner Diego Guerra they crisscrossed the city connecting different neighborhoods to the cigar factories in West Tampa, Ybor City and to the industrialized port. By 1892 lines extended from Ybor to Ballast Point and in the year following, West Tampa was connected to the city by the streetcar which even ran along Bayshore Boulevard.
Source: cltampa.com