Johnny Green: St. Pete’s Forgotten Flier
Johnny Green was a notorious pilot, smuggler, and barnstormer for a decade [...]
Oct
The Vinoy: The Hotel That Almost Wasn’t
The impressive Vinoy Hotel is loved in St. Pete but has a [...]
Sep
St. Pete’s Famed Festival of States: Part I
Read about the early days of St. Pete's most loved event, the [...]
Sep
Freaks and Geeks: Tampa Bay’s Sideshow Town
The town of Gibsonton, Florida is falling from the radar but was [...]
Jun
The Flying Thunderbird of Treasure Island
In 1973 four Golden Girls got to ride their Thunderbird to new [...]
May
The Oddly Unsuccessful History of Madeira Beach
I’ve always kind of wondered about the history of Madeira Beach. Traveling [...]
May
The Don Ce-Sar: A Castle Made of Sand Pt. 2
Part 2 of a history of the iconic Don Ce-Sar Hotel near [...]
May
The Don Ce-Sar: A Castle Made of Sand Pt. 1
The hidden history behind the iconic and beautiful Don CeSar hotel on [...]
Apr
The Rolyat – “America’s Most Distinctive Hotel”
Part I in a series: Grand Hotels of St. Pete Author’s note: [...]
Apr
Passes, Pirates, and Treasure: The Story of John Leviche
A fun look at the pirate turned turtle farmer whose name lives [...]
Feb
Pass-a-Grille: The Name Mystery Solved?
New research and findings might point to how the unusual and romantic [...]
Feb
The Princess and the Castle
Eccentric outcast royal builds amazing 1920s home in Pinellas Point, in St. [...]
Jan
Frank Pulver: St. Pete’s Most Eccentric Mayor
In the early to mid 1920s, the heyday of the Golden Age [...]
Dec
St. Pete in the 1930s: Tan Lines Optional
Did you know that back in 1930 the city of St. Pete, [...]
Dec
Reeling in the Sun Seekers – 1920s Style
In the heyday of the 1920s, St. Petersburg marketed itself effectively with [...]
Nov
Jack Kerouac: The End of the Road
Jack Kerouac, iconic author and Beat Movement protagonist, died at 5:45 am [...]
Nov
Benoist, Jannus, and the Flying Boats of St. Pete
The story and rare details about the first regular commercial air service [...]
Oct
Into the Jungle
A single St. Pete location with remnants of ancient tribes, Spanish explorations, [...]
Oct
Hurricanes of the Pinellas Peninsula
History of the known hurricanes of Pinellas County and St. Petersburg area [...]
Oct
Treasure Island’s Golden Name
An interesting tale connected to an eccentric fellow named William D. McAdoo [...]
Sep
Let’s Bowl St. Pete Style
Check out the fascinating, healthful, clean sport called lawn bowling that was [...]
Sep
The Whimsical Shell Fence of Owen Albright
Way back in 1901 a rather eccentric British fellow named Owen Albright [...]
Aug
Florida Crackers: Here’s the Beef
Just about everybody has heard the nickname "Florida Cracker." What's the origin? [...]
Aug
Before the Train: The Pinellas Frontier
When you read about the history of St. Pete it is not [...]
Aug
Noel Mitchell, The Huckster With Heart
Noel Mitchell is without question one of the most colorful personalities to [...]
Aug
Planes, Trains, Boats & Cars – Part I
Researching early St. Pete from it’s inception through the 1940s has shown [...]
Jul
Peter Demens: Building Railroads is Hard, Part 2
In the first part of this series (found here) things were going [...]
Jul
Peter Demens: Building Railroads is Hard, Part I
Peter Demens is often referred to as one of the founding fathers [...]
Jul
Kids and Kubs Softball: Seventy-five forever
The Kids and Kubs Softball Team is legendary to St. Pete. It [...]
Jul
The Eccentric Works of Edwin Tomlinson, Part 2
This is part 2/2 about St. Petersburg benefactor Edwin Tomlinson. Part 1 [...]
Jul
The Eccentric Works of Edwin Tomlinson, Part I
Background Edwin H. Tomlinson was a northern industrialist from Connecticut who had [...]
Jun
St. Pete’s Oldest Street
The oldest road in St. Pete has an interesting history and predates [...]
Jun
Stephen Stills: St. Pete Musician
Stephen Stills Learned to Play the Guitar at Admiral Farragut Academy and [...]
Jun
Boom Brought 1925 Yankees to St. Pete
Yankee owner Jacob Ruppert invested millions on ill-fated Ruppert Beach. [...]
Jun
George Lizotte and Early Pass-a-Grille
I think most of us would agree that of the St. Pete [...]
Jun
Urban Myth: Classy Haunted Downtown Potty
With certainty you have at some point stumbled upon, or in fact [...]
Jun
Bricked Up! The History of St. Pete’s Brick Streets
Out for a stroll one recent morning, I happened upon a downtown [...]
Jun
Baseball Parks of St. Pete
Summer is upon us, and that means baseball season. You may or [...]
Jun
Urban Shocker: A Heartbreaking Story
This is the tragic story of Urban Shocker, star pitcher for the [...]
Jun
The Curious Case of St. Pete’s First Mayor
Way back in the 1890’s the young village that would become St. [...]
Jun
When Did Jungle Prado Become Jungle Prada?
"Why they changed it, I can't say. People just liked it better [...]
Jun
Monkeys Lived in the Jungle Neighborhood
In 1926, ring-tailed lemurs escaped from Monkey Island in Pasadena. [...]
Jun
Shifting Architecture into the Golden Era
St. Pete (before it was known as that!) was an agrarian community [...]
Jun
The Legendary Jungle Golf Course
One of the most famous golf courses in the country closed in [...]
Jun
The Sunshine City Nickname
Ever wonder how the “Sunshine City” got it’s title? Starting in about [...]
Jun
Pasadena Estates Downtown Office
The Pasadena Estates field office was in the building that is now [...]
Jun
More Interesting Posts to Explore on the St. Pete Wiki!
Johnny Green: St. Pete’s Forgotten Flier
Johnny Green was a notorious pilot, smuggler, and barnstormer for a decade in the Golden [...]
Oct
The Vinoy: The Hotel That Almost Wasn’t
The impressive Vinoy Hotel is loved in St. Pete but has a dramatic and rocky [...]
Sep
St. Pete’s Famed Festival of States: Part I
Read about the early days of St. Pete's most loved event, the Festival of States. [...]
Sep
Freaks and Geeks: Tampa Bay’s Sideshow Town
The town of Gibsonton, Florida is falling from the radar but was once well known [...]
Jun
The Flying Thunderbird of Treasure Island
In 1973 four Golden Girls got to ride their Thunderbird to new heights while crossing [...]
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May
The Oddly Unsuccessful History of Madeira Beach
I’ve always kind of wondered about the history of Madeira Beach. Traveling the beach road [...]
May
The Don Ce-Sar: A Castle Made of Sand Pt. 2
Part 2 of a history of the iconic Don Ce-Sar Hotel near St. Petersburg, Florida [...]
May
The Don Ce-Sar: A Castle Made of Sand Pt. 1
The hidden history behind the iconic and beautiful Don CeSar hotel on St. Pete Beach. [...]
Apr
749 17th Ave N 33704
Then and Now — 1936 & 2023 — 749 17th Ave N (Crescent Lake) From [...]
Nov
745 8th Ave So. 33701
Then and Now — 1936 & 2023 — 745 8th Ave So. This Roser Park [...]
Aug
510 Park Street N 33710
Then and Now – 1932 & 2023 — 510 Park St N (Jungle Area) This [...]
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455 18th Ave NE 33704
Then and Now — 1930 & 2023 — 455 18th Ave NE From 1930: “Hollow [...]
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765 14th Ave N 33701
Then and Now — 1938 & 2023 — 765 14th Ave No – (Crescent Lake) [...]
Jul
806 18th Ave NE 33704
Then and Now — 1925 & 2021 — 806 18th Ave NE In 1922: “A [...]
Jul
101 21st Ave N. 33704
Then and Now — 1936 & 2023 — 2100 1st St N (now 101 21st [...]
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155 19th Ave NE 33704
Then and Now — 1936 & 2023 — 155 19th Ave NE This bungalow was [...]
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