A production still from ‘Razed.’ Credit: Photo c/o Roundhouse Creative

It seems like the Tampa Bay Rays’ stadium woes perpetually dominate headlines, but there are much deeper stories begging to be told at the site of Tropicana Field. Any self-respecting St. Pete resident knows about the Gas Plant district, and a new film will get anyone still in the dark up to date.

“Razed,” produced by Andrew Lee and Tara Segall, of Roundhouse Creative, asks Carlos Lovett (pictured) and others who grew up in the Gas Plant neighborhood about the old wounds and broken promises that’ve been a part of their lives since the ‘80s when the district was a thriving Black neighborhood (viewed as blighted by many White leaders).

“This story is deeply personal for so many. By sharing these voices and memories, we hope to honor the legacy of the Gas Plant Neighborhood and inspire thoughtful consideration about the future of development in St. Pete and beyond,” Gwendolyn Reese, President of the African American Heritage Association of St. Petersburg, FL, Inc., and producer of the film said in a press release.

Saturday’s premiere is sold-out, but there’s an encore happening on Sunday and a Tampa screening set for Friday, Feb. 28.

There’s no cover for encore premiere of “Razed: A Film About The Gas Plant Neighborhood” om Sunday, Feb. 23 at St. Petersburg’s Center for Health Equity.