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The city of St. Petersburg built its first pier, the Municipal Recreation Pier, ten feet north of the Electric Pier in 1913 after a $40,000 bond was authorized by voters. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] [ 17 ] [ 18 ] The Municipal Recreation Pier was an effort by the city to boost its tourism, enhance the cities parks, and was used solely for recreational ...
1884 – The St. Petersburg Times was established. [2] 1888 Peter Demens brings railroad into St. Petersburg. [1] The first hotel is built, named the Detroit Hotel. [3] 1892 Town of St. Petersburg incorporated. [4] David Moffett becomes first mayor of St. Petersburg. [5] 1897 – Electrical service established. [1] 1899
A kiteboarder was hospitalized Friday morning after crashing into the side of the St. Pete Pier, according to St. Pete Fire Rescue.
A six-passenger Cherokee plane crashed 300 yards east of the St. Petersburg Pier and sank into Tampa Bay Tuesday after its engine failed taking off from Albert Whitted Airport in downtown St ...
As residents in St. Petersburg work on last-minute, preparations for Hurricane Ian, Sarah Hollenbeck was live at the St. Petersburg pier with updates. Pinellas Zones A, B and C are under mandatory ...
The old St. Petersburg Pier was a popular tourist attraction which closed in May 2013, and has been replaced with a new pier that opened in late 2020. [177] The Bounty , a replica of HMS Bounty that was used in the 1962 Technicolor remake of Mutiny on the Bounty , starring Marlon Brando , was permanently docked near the pier for many years ...
In St. Petersburg, Julie Bost fled for safety. Bost, 32, was a new mom with a 3-month-old baby when her home was flooded by Hurricane Idalia last year, causing $65,000 in damage.
A fourth generation St. Petersburg native, Foster attended Northeast High School, [4] Samford University and the Cumberland School of Law at Samford University. As mayor, Foster advocated for replacing the St. Petersburg Pier with a new structure. Foster ran for re-election in 2013, but lost to Democrat Rick Kriseman. [5]