Friday, July 23 2010
By GEORGE WILKENS | The Tampa Tribune
TAMPA - A three-story brick building where cigarmakers learned their trade a century ago is now a modern university campus where students work toward degrees in clinical psychology and other professions.
During Argosy University's open house last week, scores of prospective students toured the refurbished building, erected in 1903 as the Berriman Cigar Factory.
As senior director of admissions at the Tampa campus, Gail Neidinger has introduced many students to the 107-year-old building at 1403 N. Howard Ave. "When we bring a student in for an interview we take them on a tour, and they love it," she said. Story continues here
(Photo source: Tour the cigar factories when you are in Tampa, by Tom Ufer, Tampa Cigar Examiner)
