New Port Richey's founding fathers envisioned a great city with potential for progress and growth. Today, as the "Gateway to Tropical Florida," city leaders are looking to an era of redevelopment to reach and exceed those vast expectations set so long ago.
Local historian Jeff Cannon traces his Florida heritage to the 1840s and is a fifth-generation Pasco resident. In Then & Now: New Port Richey, he provides a window into our city's vibrant past, still evident today through the numerous landmark buildings that remain.