Paris has the Eiffel Tower defining its skyline. Chicago has the Sears, make that the Willis Tower, and New York certainly has its Empire State Building. Tampa even has the iconic University of Tampa minarets for its unique calling card.
And then, there is historic Temple Terrace, a city closely identified with … uh … er … wait a minute, something will come to mind. Chirping crickets? Novenas? The sounds of silence? Okay, if you insist, there is the renowned Temple Terrace Bat Tower. How — chic.
Think of Temple Terrace, if you think of it at all, and you’re likely to associate the city with being a quiet bedroom community of lovely homes intersected by the bucolic Temple Terrace Country Club. And there’s Florida College and the meandering waters of the Hillsborough River.