"It’s a full-circle moment."
--Frank John Garcia
Frank L. Garcia used to dream of owning a major cigar factory.
He had some success in the cigar industry, but ultimately had more with Gulf Tile, which he grew into one of the largest tile suppliers in the area with locations in Tampa, St. Petersburg, Sarasota and Fort Myers. In 2003, a portion of Columbus Drive between Howard and Armenia avenues near his headquarters was posthumously named Frank L. Garcia Boulevard in his honor.
Today, his son, Frank John Garcia, owns the tile business and its sister company, Gulf Cabinetry, and merged those with his father’s original dream.
In March, he moved the sales and design center into the Morgan Cigar Factory at 2802 N. Howard Ave., around 500 feet from his father’s boulevard.
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