Else’s friends from St. Petersburg, Mr. and Mrs. A—, had expressed an interest in finding an apartment in Tampa, so Mrs. Culp drove them around to a see a few prospects. The first place she showed them was far too expensive but they liked a “very nice 2 room apartment in the Edgewater Hotel for $45 a month.” In current dollars, that’s about $827. After …
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