Goodbye Victoria Hello Flapper July 30, 2007

Travel back to experience two distinct times in which the Tampa Bay Hotel prospered - the 1890s and the 1920s. Both decades drew thousands of tourists, yet the lifestyles of these travelers were quite different. Examine the archival photographs from the Tampa Bay area and survey the travel ephemera to truly understand the different lifestyles of the Florida tourist. It examines stark contrasts of the prim and proper Victorian to the rebellious and rambunctious flapper. Catch a glimpse of these diverse lifestyles by observing clothing, jewelry, purses, bathing suits, hats and lingerie from the 1890s and 1920s.