This photo essay by Sierra Hutson is part of a series by journalism students at Plant City High School.
Editor's note: The spring 2016 Raider Review photo essays by journalism students at Plant City High School are part of an ongoing series spearheaded by the Plant City Times & Observer and journalism teacher Jennifer Hamilton. The purpose is to teach students photography basics and the magic of storytelling.
By Sierra Hutson
Raider Review Staff Writer
There are many hidden gems in Historic Downtown.
The old Plant City High School was built in 1914, and the new one was built in 1972. Now the old one houses archives and a museum.
Inside the 1914 Plant City High School Community Center is a tribute to antique medical equipment.
Another room had dresses throughout the decades, including some of the strawberry queens’ dresses.
A 1930s car parked is parked in the main hall of the high school.
A plaque and old railcars are outside of the Robert W. Willaford Museum.
A train goes down the tracks outside of the station and platform.
The theater opened in 1939, closed in the 1950s and is now used as an antique and collectibles store.
The Plant city mural is outside the Whistle Stop Café.
The Whistle Stop Café is a popular restaurant in Historic Downtown.
The 1914 Plant City High School building was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on February 4, 1981.
