Westshore is a principal
business district
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of
Tampa, Florida
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, United States, with more than of commercial office space, 4,000 businesses with nearly 100,000 employees, 32 hotels, two major shopping malls (
International Plaza and
WestShore Plaza
WestShore Plaza is one of two enclosed shopping malls located in the Westshore business district of Tampa, Florida, developed by Albert L. Manley of Boston, MA. WestShore Plaza was opened in 1967 and was touted as Tampa's first shopping center ...
) and more than 200 restaurants and bars. Westshore Boulevard is the district's main thoroughfare. Although mostly zoned for commercial use there is also some residential space in the area. The
NEVs
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that circulate people around Tampa's urban corridor areas are starting to venture to International Plaza.
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The Westshore Business District includes Tampa International Airport
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, the headquarters of OSI Restaurant Partners
Bloomin' Brands, Inc. is a restaurant holding company that owns several American casual dining restaurant chains. The company was established in 1988 in Tampa, Florida, where it is headquartered.
History
The company was founded in August 1988 ...
(owners of Outback Steakhouse
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, Carrabba's Italian Grill
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History
The chain was founded on December 26, ...
, and other restaurant chains), and One Buccaneer Place, and the former team headquarters of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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.
File:Westshore_suntrust_building.jpg , Westshore Financial Tower
File:Amscot_Financial_building.jpg, Amscot Financial Tower
File:Westshore_tower2.jpg, Tower in Westshore
File:Towers_in_Westshore_small.jpg, Several towers in the Westshore district
File:Amscot_with_other_towers.jpg, Several towers viewed from a parking garage
See also
*Downtown Tampa
Downtown Tampa is the central business district of Tampa, Florida, United States, and the chief financial district of the Tampa Bay Area.
It is second only to Westshore regarding employment in the area. Companies with a major presence downtown ...
, the main CBD of Tampa
*International Plaza and Bay Street
International Plaza and Bay Street is the dominant shopping mall and dining destination on the west coast of Florida, located adjacent to the Tampa International Airport.
International Plaza is a traditional enclosed shopping mall anchored by ...
, upscale mall and entertainment district adjacent to TPA
* Rocky Point, island neighborhood adjacent to Westshore and TPA
Neighborhoods in Tampa, Florida
Economy of Tampa, Florida
Central business districts in the United States
Edge cities in the Tampa Bay area
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