The Making of St. PetersbergA wide-ranging history of this city on Florida’s Gulf Coast, one of America’s oldest, with numerous photos and maps included. The Making of St. Petersburg captures the character of this bay city through its past, from the Spanish clash with indigenous peoples to the creation of the downtown waterfront parks and grand hotels. Take a journey with local historian, preservationist, and former museum executive Will Michaels as he chronicles St. Petersburg’s storied history, including the world’s first airline, the birth of Pinellas County, and the good old American pastime, Major League Baseball. From hurricanes to home run king Babe Ruth, the people and events covered in this work paint a rich portrait of a coastal Florida city and capture St. Petersburg’s unique sense of place. |
Contents
| 1889 | |
Civil War in St Pete | |
Anchor of the Downtown | |
Father of Our Waterfront Parks | |
Worlds First Airline | |
Baseball | |
A Soft Spot for Kids | |
Hard Acts to Follow | |
Civil Rights | |
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African American Al Lang Field Avenue South Babe Ruth baseball Beach became Benoist Bethell Boca Ciega Bay Boston Braves Brown building built chapter include Raymond city council city’s Club Coffee Pot Coliseum Company Confederate Courtesy Michaels Family Courtesy St Davis desegregation Detroit Hotel Disston downtown waterfront Egmont Key Electric Pier Fansler Florida Dream Fountain of Youth Gandy Grismer Gulf Hillsborough Hillsborough County historian History of St include Raymond Arsenault John Karl H later Major League Manhattan Casino Mayor Michaels Family Collection Museum of History named neighborhood North Northeast Journal Orange Belt Railway Pass-a-Grille Pete Peter Demens Petersburg Museum Pheil Pinellas County Pinellas Peninsula players Plaza Railroad Pier residents Rick Baker schools segregation sense of place spring training stadium Story Straub Street Sunshine Tampa Bay theater Tony Jannus tourists town Tropicana Field Vinoy vote Waterfront Park Watson Williams Park world's first airline York Yankees