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Follow on Google News | Discover St. Petersburg Through TimeLocal author share the history using vintage and modern images
Known as the “Sunshine City,” St. Petersburg gained notoriety as a popular destination for seasonal residents during the Florida real estate boom of the 1920s. However, the history of footprints along the shoreline spans thousands of years. Long before the first contact with Spanish conquistadors during the sixteenth century, indigenous cultures flourished along the abundant estuaries and left shell mounds and pottery as evidence of their settlements. After these original inhabitants disappeared, occasional fishing parties from Cuba and the Caribbean visited a largely uninhabited peninsula along Florida’s west coast. Indeed, fewer than 500 people resided along the entire Pinellas peninsula on the eve of the Civil War. St. Petersburg Through Time offers a visual portrait of St. Petersburg since the early 1900s through four chapters of historical and contemporary photographs. Highlights of St. Petersburg Through Time include: Author royalties will directly benefit the USFSP Digital Archive Fund at the USFSP Library. Many cultural landmarks are highlighted, including the growing University presence and the medical complex. Vintage images were used from the collection of the University of South Florida at St. Petersburg . Available at area bookstores, independent retailers, and online retailers, or through Arcadia Publishing at (888)-313-2665 or www.arcadiapublishing.com. Arcadia Publishing is the nation’s leading publisher of local and regional history in the United States. Discover more than 9,000 books on the heritage of America’s people and places. St. Petersburg Through Time by James Anthony Schnur Price: $22.99 96 pages/ Available: November 24, 2014 End
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