Mike Salinero, Tampa Tribune
- The gigantic Confederate flag flying at an Interstate 75 approach to Tampa will stay up indefinitely, the property owner says.
The 30-by-50-foot flag has been up and down since initially being raised June 3 next to the I-75 bridge over U.S. 92. Most recently, the Sons of Confederate Veterans raised the flag Aug. 23 to honor the memory of Bart Siegel, a member who died Aug. 7.
Marion Lambert, owner of the property and a spokesman for the local chapter of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, says he expects the flag to continue flying.
“My hunch, my gut feeling is it’s probably going to stay up because it’s just a beautiful site,” Lambert said.
