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Book Launch Event
Click this link, Book Launch Slideshow, to view photos from the book's launching event in December, 2008.
Funding Sources and Donors
The Souvenir of St. Petersburg - Views from the Vinoy project was entirely funded by the generous grants and donations of the following organizations and individuals, who directed funds specifically for the project.
- The Verizon Foundation
- The Frank E. Duckwall Foundation
- Julia McGinty, CFP©- LPL Financial
- Buckley and Fudge, P.A.
- Florida Bank
- Homes by Helen, Inc.
- Interior Motives
- JMC Communities
- Renaissance Vinoy Resort and Golf Club
- St. Petersburg Preservation, Inc.
- Strobel Builders
- Sunken Gardens
- Michael Myers and Mary Dowd
- David and Mamie Evans
- Jim and Cathy Martin
- George Rahdert
- Joseph and Robin Reed
- Louis and Linda Santoro
- Maureen Stafford and Family
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Souvenir of Saint Petersburg Florida – Views from the Vinoy
Souvenir of St. Petersburg - Views from the Vinoy is an 80-page, full color book featuring a highly visual and interactive approach to history, architecture, preservation, culture and community development.
Awards
In May 2009, the book was recognized with a 2009 Preservation Award for outstanding achievement in the education/media category by the Florida Trust for Historic Preservation. The state award recognizes significant contributions in historic preservation including restoration/rehabilitation, design, craftsmanship, education and advocacy.
The book received the Neighborhood Partnership Award for “Innovation and Production” of Souvenir in October 2009.
The book received a City of St. Petersburg Sunshine Ambassador Award in June 2009.
Inside the Book
Published and produced by the Historic Old Northeast Neighborhood Association, the book was designed to be both educational and entertaining. It traces the history of one of St. Petersburg's oldest neighborhoods in the context of the growth of St. Petersburg. The Old Northeast started as farm land and sandy scrub pine forest, and became today's approximately 425 acres of homes, waterfront parks, businesses, and restaurants.
Views from the Vinoy includes images and stories of the city's first railroad, the 1924 Gandy Bridge opening, the rise, fall and rebirth of The Vinoy hotel, and other milestones in the history of St. Petersburg. Some of the city's gems, such as Sunken Gardens, the Palladium Theater, and landmarks in the Old Northeast neighborhood are explored through stories, photographs, illustrations, thought-provoking activities and scavenger hunts.
Partnering for Education
The Historic Old Northeast Neigborhood Association is proud to be partnering with the Pinellas County School District and Sunken Gardens to bring the books into classrooms. A set of books and teacher guides are available to each elementary school in St. Petersburg, and to local private schools upon request. Also available for download from this web site is the Teacher's Guide (pdf), an educational resource for the book.
Students will read about visionaries of the past, and be encouraged to create their own visions for their own neighborhoods. Using the book as a teaching tool, some teachers also may take their students on field trips into Sunken Gardens and the neighborhood. The Old Northeast neighborhood can serve as a “laboratory” learning center. Children will be challenged to study, explore, discover and enjoy a particular neighborhood. They will use this information to draw their own conclusions about what role they can play now and in the future to make their own neighborhoods better places in which to live and work.
Where to Buy a Copy
Books are $14.95 plus sales tax, and are available at the following locations:
St. Petersburg
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St. Petersburg Museum of History, 335 2nd Ave NE, 33701, 727-894-1052, www.spmoh.org
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