(abcactionnews) Cigar rollers are the immigrants who helped Tampa earn its place in history as the Cigar Capital of the World.
There were 284 million cigars hand-rolled in 1906 alone.
The old photos of workers are fading and the factories may be gone, but for one Tampa cigar family, the love affair with cigars & the industry goes on.
"This is one of our humidors. We keep it pretty much at a temperature of 55 degrees, " said Arturo Fuente, the third generation operator of his family cigar business. Continued
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Legacy of cigar rolling in Tampa Bay area
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