A Few Doors Away, Miles Apart In Taxes

A Few Doors Away, Miles Apart In Taxes

On most every block along Corona Street in south Tampa, imposing new homes grow alongside compact, 1940s- and ’50s-era dwellings.

Young professional families move in next to widows subsisting on Social Security checks.

On one block is a vacant lot. Its developer waits out a lull in new-home sales before he builds.

Near Corona’s corner with Dale Mabry Highway, a motel and a funeral home do business.