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  • Oldsmar

    Written by Mathias Bergendahl No Comments
    Last Updated:: April 29, 2009
    Oldsmar
    Oldsmar residents can thank founder Ransom E. Olds for the charm of the town with its thoughtfully planned streets fanning out from Shore Drive along Tampa Bay. Hiring engineers and surveyors from Boston, Olds modeled the community after Washington, D.C., with tree-lined boulevards leading from the bay to downtown like spokes of a wheel. Varied Lifestyles Oldsmar has changed dramatically in recent years as the older cracker-style homes have given way to luxurious waterfront estates, and former f...