The Death of Ybor?

This is the monstrosity the Rays franchise plans to build at the west end of Ybor City, just south of the low income apartments. The apartments will ultimately be demolished to make space for hotels and entertainment for the baseball fans and the business establishments along 7th and 8th Avenues will be forced to sell out to national franchises such as Hooters, Beef O'Brady's, Old Navy and Starbucks. The community we know of as Ybor will be gone forever.

As it looks right now, our County Commission may be making this irreversible decision next month.