Downtown Tampa Streetcar Canvas Print

The first electric streetcar lines in Tampa were built in 1892. They became a very essential part of the everyday lives of the workers who took the trolley car transportation to their jobs in the cigar factories of west Tampa and to downtown areas. It was most popular in the 1920s. Unfortunately, the streetcar system came to a complete stop in 1946 after World War II.

With the continued growth of Tampa, the streetcars are back servicing the downtown area, Channelside and Ybor City. It is a big support to Tampa's very active cruise industry, too.

I have been a photographer for many years. For so long, in fact, that I can no longer imagine my life without a camera to capture its special moments. It took me quite some time before I was able to connect myself to being an artist, because in my mind a photographer and an artist were two distinctly different things. While they were both creative, they used entirely different processes to achieve their artistic goals. Over time, however, I have recognized the remarkable similarities in the way that we look at visual elements such as composition, colors, lines, and light. I have come to understand that what constitutes fine art stands apart from whatever techniques that we artists use to ultimately reach that special place. My...