Gas Plant Neighborhood

Event highlights St. Pete Black cemeteries were erased, not ‘lost’

Thursday, Nov. 3, Dr. Antoinette Jackson and her team presented their findings on the…

Taffy Macon’s grandmother was the last resident displaced by the razing of the Gas…

Jennifer Wallace has roots in the Gas Plant area that go back a century. ST. PETERSBURG…

Ruben Mays shared how his life significantly improved when his family moved to the Gas…

‘It’s a sad feeling to know that this property removed a lot of culture,’…

Shirley Smith-Hayes and her daughter, Stephanie Perry, remembered the distress people…

At 14 years old, Carlos Lovett and his family were one of the last people to leave the…

Andrew Walker has fond memories of growing up in the historic Gas Plant neighborhood. By…

After touring Sacramento, a group of pastors comprised a letter to Mayor Ken…

Mayor-elect Ken Welch regaled the crowd with stories of growing up in the Gas Plant…

The Gas Plant/Laurel Park Reunion is scheduled this Sunday, Dec. 12, from noon until 3…

The Gas Plant and Laurel Park neighborhoods were filled with homes, churches, businesses,…

Although living conditions in the complex had deteriorated by the time the city broke…

Former residents of the Gas Plant and Laurel Park neighborhoods and their descendants…

Mayoral candidate Ken Welch said his unique perspective and upbringing distinguish him…

The Gas Plant neighborhood had three cemeteries within its limits. For many years it has…

The area known as the Gas Plant neighborhood was the second African-American neighborhood…