St. Petersburg city officials are weighing a shortlist of four proposals for the redevelopment on Tropicana Field. And as the process picks up steam, two prominent members of the city's African American community discuss their hopes for and fears about the project.
The 86-acre site was home to two predominantly black neighborhoods until the 1980s. The new proposal, if approved, would turn the area into a mix of housing, parks, office space and shops.
Founder Gwendolyn Reese has long desired to share the city’s African American history online. The coronavirus pandemic helped put the project in motion.