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Historic Neighborhoods of St. Petersburg VideoBob visits the historic neighborhoods and parks of St. Petersburg, Florida, starting with Roser Park, known as "the neighborhood a cookie built" because its founder, Charlie Roser, had sold his company Fig Newton to the National Biscuit Company before developing Roser Park in the early teens. In the 1920s Roser Park was considered one of the most attractive residential developments in all of Florida. Many of the historic buildings are still standing and brick walkwaysbuilt of Augusta block line Booker creek. The Old Southeast development was built a little later and boasts Lansing Park on Tampa Bay. This is a purely residential park designed for fishing and recreation, but sitting only a few miles from the high-rises of downtown St Petersburg where Bob points out the Salvador Dali museum, big businesses, colorful restaurants, an open-air post office designed by Edward Tomlinson, St Peters Episcopal church, and The Coliseum. Old Northeast neighborhood encompasses Crescent Lake Park and boasts an eclectic mix of historic building styles from around the country, including bungalows, Colonials, Federal Revivals, Mediterranean villas, Florida crackers, and Prairie-style homes. The North Shore features parks with public access to the water and high property values. To the north of St.Petersburg lies Snell Isle, developed by C. Perry Snell with the intention of producing a truly upscale residential area. It features statues imported from Europe and beautiful large homes.
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• Barrow Construction - home building and general contracting services.
• Simpson Strongties - building safer structures with bolts, clips, straps, plates, tie-downs, and fasteners.
• Tampa Armature Works - converting steel shipping containers into building units.
Real Estate
• Home Depot Foundation - building affordable homes and strong communities through grants and partnership to non-profit organizations.
• NeighborWorks - a non-profit network improving communities and creating opportunities for home ownership since 1978.
• St. Petersburg Neighborhood Housing Services - home ownership services and education for low-income, first-time homebuyers.
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