My deepest gratitude to all who have signed and shared this petition. You're demonstrating the best in all of us as we work to save our Hyde Park Spanishtown Creek Historic District from commercial encroachment.

Spanishtown Creek's original residents, Cuban fishermen, would be proud. Spanishtown Creek is the first non-native community in Tampa. And the actual Spanishtown Creek - now enclosed in concrete pipe - still flows into the bay.

You're helping to show Tampa City Council that historic districts are important to you and to our community as a whole. Please share this link to recruit more people. Our goal is 1,000 signatures within the next 9 days or less. Please help and thank you.

Note the historic photo of the bridge over Spanishtown Creek courtesy of Burgert Brothers Collection - Hillsborough County Public Library.