Editing Lutz, Florida (section)

==History==
Lutz began with the construction of a small train depot on the [[Tampa Northern Railroad]]. The area surrounding the depot officially became known as "Lutz" when the [[U.S. Postal Service]] authorized a post office. The community was named for W. P. Lutz, who was credited with bringing the railroad to town.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kXFQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=91kDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2459%2C2789810| title=Sinkhole phenomenon puts Lutz on the map| work=The Evening Independent| date=May 10, 1986| access-date=7 June 2015| author=Davis, Miller| pages=11A}}</ref>

As people moved to the rural community from [[Tampa, Florida|Tampa]], the Lutz area continued to grow until it no longer depended on the "Lutz Junction", which was demolished in the late 1960s.

In 2000, a replica of the [[Train depot|depot]] was rebuilt in the approximate location, which is now at the intersection of Lutz-[[Lake Fern, Florida|Lake Fern]] Road and [[U.S. Route 41 in Florida|U.S. Highway 41]]. The post office's structure is still in the same place today, although it is now an art gallery. A public library is located behind the train depot replica. This area is known as "Beautiful Downtown Lutz" and had a song written about it in 1981.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1981 Song About Lutz, Florida Still Talked About Today |url=https://www.baynews9.com/fl/tampa/news/2019/08/07/1981-song-about-lutz--florida-still-talked-about-today |access-date=2023-04-29 |website=www.baynews9.com |language=en}}</ref>

Part of the movie ''[[Edward Scissorhands]]'' was filmed on Tinsmith Circle in the neighborhood of Carpenter's Run in north Lutz in Pasco County. In the [[Closing credits|credits]] the town is named in the "Thank you" section.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.inthe80s.com/movielocations/e.shtml|title=In The 80s - Eighties Movie Locations That Really Exist|website=www.inthe80s.com}}</ref>