A new documentary film illustrates just how badly residents of St. Petersburg’s downtown African American neighborhoods were swindled by the city, and business interests, in the 1980s.
Razed tells the story of the Gas Plant district, 85 acres of homes, businesses, schools and churches, demolished – under the law of eminent domain – with promises of “urban renewal,” affordable housing and jobs. None of which materialized. Read more at www.stpetecatalyst.com.
