Britt’s Mobile Home Park was initially opened as a Mobile home / RV Park. The term for Mobile home and recreational vehicle was used senonamisally.
MCN Trailer Park LLC, formerly known as Britt’s Mobile Home Park. 3125 W Hillsborough Ave Tampa, Florida 33614.
The earliest information about the property is from the Hillsborough County property appraisers’ website.
The house was built in 1938. It has two bedrooms and one bathroom. The architectural style is a Pre-1940 1-story wood frame.
The shower house was built in 1951.
Here is a collectible postcard from 1957.
You can see the RV and Mobile homes in the photograph. Several of the RVs have propane tanks mounted to their fronts.
Britt’s Mobile Home Park, now MCN Trailer Park LLC, is in Tampa, Florida, at 3125 W Hillsborough Ave. Its history traces back to at least 1938 when a two-bedroom, one-bathroom house was built on the property, showcasing a pre-1940 architectural style with a 1-story wood frame. A notable addition to the park was the construction of a shower house in 1951.
In 1957, a postcard depicted the park as one of Tampa’s finest, situated near U.S. Hwy. 92. It was close to an outdoor theater and shopping center, offering amenities like patios, good deep, healthy water, sewer connections, shuffleboard courts, a large new recreation building, and bus service.
The park’s evolution reflects broader trends in mobile home / RV living. Initially, mobile homes were designed for mobility, catering to lifestyles that required movement. However, by the 1950s, these homes started to be marketed as affordable, long-term housing options. The introduction of the 10-foot wide mobile home in 1956 was a significant milestone, marking a shift towards more permanent installations. Over the years, mobile homes grew in size, making them less mobile and more commonly installed permanently, often with a masonry foundation.
HCCCPC – Aerial 66_E10 – date-06.30.1959
HCCCPC – Aerial 66_E10 – date-06.30.1959
Burgert Bros Aerial Photo – 02.13.1958
HCCCPC – Aerial 98_F10 – date-12.17.1958
HCCCPC – Aerial 98_F10 – date-12.17.1958
Burgert Bros Front 2 Aerial Photo – 02.13.1958
Burgert Bros Front 2 Aerial Photo – 02.13.1958
Wikipedia – A mobile home (also known as a
A mobile home (also known as a house trailer, park home, trailer, or trailer home) is a prefabricated structure built in a factory on a permanently attached chassis before being transported to the site (either by being towed or on a trailer). Used as permanent homes or for holiday or temporary accommodation, they are often left permanently or semi-permanently in one place. Still, they can be moved and may be required to move occasionally for legal reasons.
Mobile homes share the exact historic origins as travel trailers, but today the two are very different, with travel trailers being used primarily as temporary or vacation homes. Behind the cosmetic work fitted at installation to hide the base, mobile homes have strong trailer frames, axles, wheels, and tow hitches.
In the United States, this form of housing goes back to the early years of cars and motorized highway travel.[1] It was derived from the travel trailer (often referred to during the early years as “house trailers” or “trailer coaches”), a small unit with wheels attached permanently, often used for camping or extended travel. The original rationale for this type of housing was its mobility. Units were initially marketed primarily to people whose lifestyles required mobility. However, in the 1950s, the homes began to be marketed primarily as an inexpensive form of housing designed to be set up and left in a location for long periods of time or even permanently installed with a masonry foundation. Previously, units had been eight feet or fewer in width, but in 1956, the 10-foot (3 m) wide home (“ten-wide”) was introduced, along with the new term “mobile home.”[2]
The homes were rectangular, made from pre-painted aluminum panels, rather than the streamlined shape of travel trailers, usually painted after assembly. This helped increase the difference between these homes and home/travel trailers. The smaller, “eight-wide” units could be moved simply with a car. Still, the larger, wider units (“ten-wide” and, later, “twelve-wide”) usually required the services of a professional trucking company and, often, a special moving permit from a state highway department. During the late 1960s and early 1970s, the homes were made even longer and wider, making the mobility of the units more difficult. Nowadays, when a factory-built home is moved to a location, it is usually kept there permanently, and the mobility of the units has considerably decreased. In some states, mobile homes have been taxed as personal property if the wheels remain attached but as real estate if the wheels are removed. Removal of the tongue and axles may also be a requirement for real estate classification.
) is a prefabricated structure built in a factory on a permanently attached chassis before being transported to the site (either by being towed or on a trailer). Used as permanent homes or for holiday or temporary accommodation, they are often left permanently or semi-permanently in one place. Still, they can be moved and may be required to move occasionally for legal reasons.
Mobile homes share the exact historic origins as travel trailers, but today the two are very different, with travel trailers being used primarily as temporary or vacation homes. Behind the cosmetic work fitted at installation to hide the base, mobile homes have strong trailer frames, axles, wheels, and tow hitches.
In the United States, this form of housing goes back to the early years of cars and motorized highway travel.[1] It was derived from the travel trailer (often referred to during the early years as “house trailers” or “trailer coaches”), a small unit with wheels attached permanently, often used for camping or extended travel. The original rationale for this type of housing was its mobility. Units were initially marketed primarily to people whose lifestyles required mobility. However, in the 1950s, the homes began to be marketed primarily as an inexpensive form of housing designed to be set up and left in a location for long periods of time or even permanently installed with a masonry foundation. Previously, units had been eight feet or fewer in width, but in 1956, the 10-foot (3 m) wide home (“ten-wide”) was introduced, along with the new term “mobile home.”[2]
The homes were rectangular, made from pre-painted aluminum panels, rather than the streamlined shape of travel trailers, usually painted after assembly. This helped increase the difference between these homes and home/travel trailers. The smaller, “eight-wide” units could be moved simply with a car. Still, the larger, wider units (“ten-wide” and, later, “twelve-wide”) usually required the services of a professional trucking company and, often, a special moving permit from a state highway department. During the late 1960s and early 1970s, the homes were made even longer and wider, making the mobility of the units more difficult. Nowadays, when a factory-built home is moved to a location, it is usually kept there permanently, and the mobility of the units has considerably decreased. In some states, mobile homes have been taxed as personal property if the wheels remain attached but as real estate if the wheels are removed. Removal of the tongue and axles may also be a requirement for real estate classification.