Piraeus from across the country. A number of events contributed to the development of the city ; among these were its ultimate declaration as the leading port of Greece, the completion of the Athens-Piraeus Railway in 1869, the industrial development of the area in the 1860s, and the creation of the Corinth Canal in 1893, all of which left Piraeus more strategically important than ever. New buildings were constructed to cover the necessities of this growth, such as educational institutions, churches, the Stock Exchange Building, the Town Hall, the Central Market, the Post Office Building and charity institutions; the port was
Port Tampa City Library Port Tampa City Library The Port Tampa City Library is an historic building in Tampa, Florida. Located at 4902 W. Commerce St., it is a neighborhood branch in the Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System. The original library building, located at 8611 Interbay Boulevard, was staffed and operated by volunteers from the Woman's Club and Civic Association of Port Tampa City from 1951 until 1961, when Port Tampa City was annexed by the City of Tampa. The Tampa library system took over the library in 1962. The Neo-classical structure at W. Commerce Street was opened in 1926, and was the location