Three restaurants to visit - The Refinery, Sideberns, and Berns Steakhouse. Ybor City is kinda of cute. The Tampa Theatre is wonderful. And, of course, there's Spring Training!! Which is the only reason I know anything about Tampa at all.
My impression wasn't that no one recognized the character, but that they were surprised at the decision to have someone else do a beloved Gilda character. I love Emma Stone, but I was surprised, too.