Tampa's Greek History, Disability Advocacy, And Downtown's First Skyscraper

<p>D.C. Goutoufas joins Garrett on Tampa Bay Developer to discuss Tampa&#39;s Greek history, the Greek families who once owned property and ran businesses along the downtown riverfront, and how losing his hearing at four shaped his push for closed captioning in local government, plus the story behind Park Tower, downtown Tampa&#39;s first skyscraper.</p><p><br></p><p><br>D.C. Goutoufas is a Tampa native and the Special Projects Analyst and Disability Outreach Coordinator at the Hillsborough County Property Appraiser&#39;s Office. A former Wachovia branch manager and the founder of Gaspar&#39;s Cigar Shoppe, he advocates for people who are deaf and hard of hearing, and his daughter Olivia joins him to interpret.</p><p><br></p><p>0:00 Tampa&#39;s First Greek Immigrant</p><p>5:55 Tampa&#39;s Lost Greek Riverfront</p><p>11:16 Park Tower and Family Businesses</p><p>18:16 Growing Up Deaf in Tampa</p><p>27:07 Bringing Captions to Government</p><p>31:40 Running for Council at 21</p><p>34:55 Tampa Greeks and Tarpon Springs</p><p>46:11 A Korean War Silver Star</p><p>50:12 Preserving the Park Hotel</p><p>1:03:36 Gaspar Cigars and Tampa Tobacco</p>