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Meet the Tampa family that makes Gasparilla floats for the original krewe

TAMPA — When the Gasparilla Parade of Pirates rolls down Bayshore Boulevard in Tampa on Saturday, Jan. 27, keep in mind that one family of tinkerers and tradespeople has for 35 years been the primary reason elaborate floats are part of the scene. After a career in the Air Force working on F-4 and F-15 fighter jets, Hewett Rivers got pulled in to helm the many parade floats of Ye Mystic Krewe .

Gasparilla floats have gotten bigger, better and more abundant in recent years

TAMPA — In the middle of more than 100 floats at last year’s Gasparilla parade was one that looked like a red-brick replica of the J.C. Newman Cigar Co., the only cigar factory still in operation in Ybor City. The float had a working clock tower that was actually its bathroom in disguise. While Latin jazz played over the speakers, Luis Martinez, a master roller for the historic cigar company, .

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