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Tallahassee on the Tigris: How the 1956 proposed Civic Center ended up in Iraq

by THS | Mar 9, 2020 | architecture, local government

By Lynn McLarty The early 1950’s was bringing a transformation to the City of Tallahassee.  Just a few years before, World War II had ended.  The long-established Florida State College for Women had become co-educational.  Tallahassee Memorial Hospital...

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