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2. Saint Petersburg - Wikipedia

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   Saint Petersburg is the fourth-most populous city in Europe, the most populous city on the Baltic Sea, and the world's northernmost city of more than 1 million residents. As Russia's Imperial capital, and a historically strategic port, it is governed as a federal city. The city was founded by Tsar Peter the Great on 27 May 1703 on the site of a ...

3. Florida land boom of the 1920s - Wikipedia

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   1922 Florida billboard promoting the sale of lots. The Florida land boom of the 1920s was Florida 's first real estate bubble. The economic prosperity of the 1920s coupled with a lack of knowledge about storm frequency and the poor building standards used by boom developers set the conditions for the first real estate bubble in Florida.

4. St. Petersburg station (Amtrak) - Wikipedia

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   St. Petersburg station (Amtrak) / 27.805354; -82.675897. St. Petersburg station was a passenger train station in St. Petersburg, Florida. Located northwest of downtown, its former address was 3601 31st Street North, [1] though access to the site is now only from 37th Avenue North.

5. Tropicana Field - Wikipedia

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   Tropicana Field (commonly known as the Trop) is a multi-purpose domed stadium located in St. Petersburg, Florida, United States. The stadium has been the ballpark of the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball (MLB) since the team's inaugural season in 1998. The stadium is also used for college football, and from December 2008 to December 2017 ...

6. George Gandy - Wikipedia

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   George Gandy. The Gandy Bridge looking east. George Sheppard "Dad" Gandy (October 20, 1851 [1] – November 25, 1946 [2]) was an American business executive and developer, best known for constructing the original Gandy Bridge, the first bridge to span the Tampa Bay in Florida. He is also known for developing numerous buildings and ...

7. Noel A. Mitchell - Wikipedia

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   Noel A. Mitchell (April 27, 1859 – October 6, 1936; born in Block Island, Rhode Island) was a businessman and advertiser who built considerable wealth through the sale of Atlantic City salt water taffy, and a burgeoning real estate business in St. Petersburg, Florida, which would later fund his successful run for mayor of St. Petersburg.