HISTORYcally ST. PETE w/Rui Farias: Christine Page/St. Pete Shuffleboard
Season 2, Episode 18, Aug 19, 02:28 PM
(LC 0819) In this episode St. Peterburg Museum of History Executive Director talks with Christine Page, Executive Director of the St. Petersburg Shuffleboard Club locates on Mirror Lake in downtown St. Pete.
When the village of St. Petersburg was originally platted in the late 1800s,
there was one block of green space for a city park. In 1908 it was named
Williams Park. It became the center of city leisure activities. By 1920, too
many leisure activities. Residents began complaining that games for leisure
were overrunning the natural green space. So, in 1923, City leaders decided to move those activities westward in the city. To share the story of what comes next is Christine Page. For more on the club's history/events: https://stpeteshuffle.com/
Tune-in weekly to Radio St. Pete.com for Farias' fascinating podcast and stop by the St. Petersburg Museum of History on your next visit to the St. Pete Pier and explore the rich and unique history of the Sunshine City. From exhibits to historic trolley and boat tours, happy hour with historian lectures and a new restaurant this fall, visit https://spmoh.com/
EVENTS https://spmoh.com/events/
RUI FARIAS PODCASTS https://audioboom.com/search/posts?q=%23ruifarias
#history #ruifarias #stpetersburgmuseumofhistory #HISTORYicallystpete #sunshinecity #floridahistory #stpetersburghistory #christinepage #stpetersburgshuffleboard #tampabay #radio #stpete #radiostpete #stpete #stpetefl #tampabay #radio #downtownstpete #nanettewiserblog
When the village of St. Petersburg was originally platted in the late 1800s,
there was one block of green space for a city park. In 1908 it was named
Williams Park. It became the center of city leisure activities. By 1920, too
many leisure activities. Residents began complaining that games for leisure
were overrunning the natural green space. So, in 1923, City leaders decided to move those activities westward in the city. To share the story of what comes next is Christine Page. For more on the club's history/events: https://stpeteshuffle.com/
Tune-in weekly to Radio St. Pete.com for Farias' fascinating podcast and stop by the St. Petersburg Museum of History on your next visit to the St. Pete Pier and explore the rich and unique history of the Sunshine City. From exhibits to historic trolley and boat tours, happy hour with historian lectures and a new restaurant this fall, visit https://spmoh.com/
EVENTS https://spmoh.com/events/
RUI FARIAS PODCASTS https://audioboom.com/search/posts?q=%23ruifarias
#history #ruifarias #stpetersburgmuseumofhistory #HISTORYicallystpete #sunshinecity #floridahistory #stpetersburghistory #christinepage #stpetersburgshuffleboard #tampabay #radio #stpete #radiostpete #stpete #stpetefl #tampabay #radio #downtownstpete #nanettewiserblog