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Join Catalyst Senior Writer Bill DeYoung for an illuminating journey through St. Petersburg's "alternate" history - from movies made here (John Candy's "Summer Rental," the 1950s war drama "Strategic Air Command") to unannounced musical appearances from Bob Dylan and Tom Petty ... stories of controversial figures (artist George Snow Hill, "evangelist" John 3:16 Cook) and the landmark buildings that put us on the map, including the Vinoy and the Don CeSar. Celebrity dinner theater! Seminoles in Safety Harbor! And the roadside zoo where three diminutive performers from "The Wizard of Oz" spent their final days. This is St. Pete history seen through a different lens.

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Jun 09 2022

Happy Hour with the Historian: Vintage St. Pete Volume II

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Jun 09 2022 06:30 PM
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Jun 09 2022 08:00 PM
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