sentences:  In spite (or because) of its new status as a "city within a city", by the turn of the 20th Century, Ybor City had many fine brick buildings, paved streets with streetlights, a streetcar line connecting it to Tampa and other nearby communities, and ever-expanding cultural and social opportunities.The civic improvements were made possible by Ybor City's effect on Tampa's revenue.In 1885, the annual export-import duties collected at Tampa's port totaled $683.