St. Pete history, Christine Page can tell you, is the gift that keeps on giving.
The outgoing president of the St. Petersburg Shuffleboard Club recently discovered U.S. coins subtly embedded in the top layer of concrete of a few courts. They’re from the 1960s, which means they were likely left there when the courts were refurbished (the city-owned public facility, on Mirror Lake, opened in the 1920s). “Even though they’re right there on the ground, it was several years before I found them,” marvels Page, who’s been associated with the club since 2004. “You would think that I’d seen everything.
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