Corral Wodiska y Co., Inc., 1302 N 19th St
Corral Wodiska y Ca., Inc., cigar factory. 1926. Burgert Brothers. Courtesy, University of South Florida Tampa Library
Corral Wodiska y Ca., Inc., building 2020.©Chip Weiner
Corral Wodiska y Ca Inc. started manufacturing in 1905 at its first location on 14th St, when Ybor City was a cigar boomtown. By 1926, they were manufacturing 27 million cigars annually in this building, where they operated until 1987.
After Swisher and Son purchased the business, manufacturing was moved to Clearwater in 1987. The 50,000 sq ft building is now a multi-tenant office space after restoration.
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From Burgert Brothers: Look Again, Vol. 2