Saint Petersburg, Florida is one of America's fastest growing cities. I came to St. Petersburg in February 1998 and since then I have seen the city transform significantly. If I go in detail about how much the city has expanded in all aspects then I will bore you to death. To avoid that, I will briefly go over some information with pictures. Sit back, relax, and enjoy a pleasant experience :)

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Back in Time

Just to give you an idea of how the city has changed here are some old pictures that I have found taken 17-19 years ago. I tried googling some pictures but I couldn't find anything good so I decided to upload some of mine from my childhood.

This is probably taken in 1998 in St Petersburg, Florida downtown. This is when I first came to America with my family :)

This is me and my grandmother at the St. Petersburg Pier facing downtown. Just by these pictures you can have an idea of how different it was, but it's only glimpse of what I can show you. In reality the changes are so much more.

History

"St. Petersburg was founded in 1888 by John C. Williams , who purchased the land, and by Peter Demens, who brought the railroad industry into the area. As a part of a coin toss bet, the winner, Peter Demens, named the land after Saint Petersburg, Russia, while Williams opted to name the first hotel built which was named the Detroit Hotel, both named after their home towns respectively" (Source Credit). If you want to learn more information about it's history you can click here.