Historically St. Pete w/Rui Farias w/ Lisa Bradberry, Film Historian

Welcome to Historically St Pete, a weekly conversation where we explore the truths, and myths of the people and events that created the Sunshine City. My name is Rui Farias and I have the best job in town – the Executive Director of the St. Petersburg Museum of History. Located on the St. Pete Pier, the Museum of History has been sharing the stories of the Sunshine City for 102 years, and now we’re happy to share them you.
TODAY'S EPISODE: WEEDON ISLAND...FILM STUDIO?!!!For those of us growing up in St. Pete, Weedon Island was always a mystery. Long before it became a County Park and Educational Center, it was the location of native mounds, a run-down airport, and tales of witches and buried treasure for us to explore.  One barely known history of Weedon Island was it almost turned St. Petersburg into Hollywood. Joining us today is film historian Lisa Bradberry who talks about how the San Remo nightclub - allegedly shuttered by Prohibition – becomes a film studio.  On of Rui's favorite silent film actors - Buster Keaton, also made his way to St. Pete in around 1933, and there is a fantastic photo of him playing for the St. Pete Coca-Cola Bottling baseball team at the museum.

Tune-in weekly to Radio St. Pete.com for Farias' fascinating podcast and stop by the St. Petersburg Museum of History on your next visit to the St. Pete Pier and explore the rich and unique history of the Sunshine City.  From exhibits to historic trolley and boat tours, happy hour with historian lectures and Perry's Porch!  EVENTS
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