Booker Creek runs through Roser Park, down to the Trop and sorta-kinda under Ferg's. Head to this talk about its history in St. Petersburg. Credit: Julie Armstrong
Booker Creek runs through Roser Park, down to the Trop and sorta-kinda under Ferg’s. Head to this talk about its history in St. Petersburg. Credit: Julie Armstrong
Dr. Thomas Hallock calls St. Petersburg’s Booker Creek the “heart of St. Pete’s history.” He’s not wrong — the twisty scrap of water runs under I-275, under Tropicana Field and empties into Bayboro Harbor. And, like so many things, people and communities in that area, we’ve effectively screwed it over as we marched along in the name of progress. There’s a book in the works, but until you can get that, head to this panel about Booker Creek, featuring historian Gwendolyn Reese, Rev. Jana Hall-Perkins (of the McCabe United Methodist Church, one relocated when we razed the Gas Plant District to have a stadium) and the EDGE District’s Barbara Voglewede.
USF St. Petersburg’s Nelson Poynter Memorial Library, 3rd St. at 8th Ave. S., St. Petersburg | Feb. 15: 3-4:30 p.m. | Email the organizer for more info
Cathy's portfolio includes pieces for Visit Florida, USA Today and regional and local press. In 2016, UPF published Backroads of Paradise, her travel narrative about retracing the WPA-era Florida driving...
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