Drew Park
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ZIP codes 33607 and 33614 |
Drew Park is a neighborhood within the city limits of Tampa, Florida. As of the 2010 census the neighborhood had a population of 1,780. The ZIP Codes serving the neighborhood are 33607 and 33614.
Geography
Drew Park boundaries are Hillsborough Avenue to the north, Tampa Bay Blvd. to the south, Tampa International Airport to the west, and Dale Mabry Highway to the east.[1] The area is flat but above any flood zones.
History
Drew Park was originally
Parts of the film
Drew Park was where the W. T. Edwards Tuberculosis Hospital was located before it was demolished.
In 1988, Hillsborough County Aviation Authority announced long-term plans to acquire several hundred acres in Drew Park for the expansion of Tampa International. This will include the redevelopment of the Airport's air cargo facility, aircraft maintenance, fuel farms, equipment maintenance, Aircraft Rescue Fire Training facilities and other aviation-related facilities. To date, the authority has acquired 96% of the parcels in the land acquisition area.
Drew Park is now home to the main campus of the
Durex Industrial
On June 13, 1992, two nine-year-old boys, Scotty Perez and Anthony Storman, died after climbing into an open dumpster containing toxic chemicals. The dumpster was used by Durex Industrial, Inc. at 4815 N West Shore Blvd. to illegally dispose of toluene which was used in the manufacturing of printing rollers. Two employees, William C. Whitman and Duane C. Whitman, were sentenced to 27-month prison sentences for illegally handling, storing or disposing of toluene. Durex Industries was fined $1.5-million. A Hillsborough county jury awarded the families a $500-million verdict against the company. The corporation itself was broke and no money was paid to the families. In 1998, the owner William Recht Jr. agreed to pay each family $400,000 and a $200,000 fine after pleading guilty to storing hazardous wastes without a permit. He was sentenced to 30 months of probation.
The incident caused many businesses in the area to install locks on their dumpsters. It later inspired the play The Toxic Wave by Susan Hussey, co-founder of the Drew Park-based Gorilla Theatre.
Demographics
Source: Hillsborough County Atlas
As of the
There were 654 households, out of which 22% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 21% were married couples living together, 13% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25% were non-families. 32% of all households were made up of individuals.
In the neighborhood the population was spread out, with 20% under the age of 18, 39% from 18 to 34, 20% from 35 to 49, 25% from 50 to 64, and 7% who were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females, there were 142.9 males.
The
See also
References
- ^ Hillsborough Community Atlas Archived July 20, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Florida Digital Newspaper Library project. "Drew Field Echoes". digitalcommons.usf.edu. University of South Florida.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- Drew Park neighbors struggle in transition St. Petersburg Times
- Raid on adult video store leads to 14 arrests St. Petersburg Times
- Raids on businesses result in 36 arrests St. Petersburg Times
- de Quesada, Alejandro M. (1997). ISBN 0-7524-0888-7.
- Durex plant owner sorry about deaths St. Petersburg Times
- Tampa Airport Drew Park page