City implements ‘van life’ restrictions

St. Petersburg officials hope a recently approved ordinance amendment will curb the city’s online reputation as a haven for the bohemian, social media-supported movement known as “van life.”

Rent and hotel costs have soared alongside St. Petersburg’s popularity. While a night at The Vinoy Resort and Golf Club is nearly $500, parking on the adjacent right of way is free.

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The Florida Land Boom was in full flower in 1924, and speculators cast their nets far and wide as St. Petersburg, like most burgeoning metropolitan cities, saw massive increases in business, trade and residential occupancy.

As Florida’s reputation spread, the city’s year-round population swelled to 50,000. Affluent hostelries for St. Pete’s wintertime northern visitors sprang up like weeds – 10 went up between 1923 and 1926 alone.

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