Keeping the St. Petersburg Pier afloat
By Ben Luongo
PoHo contributor
Ben Luongo is a USF political science graduate student. He will be graduating this spring.
Talk of the St. Pete Pier has dominated a lot of local discussion. Last week the City Council approved $40,000 in rent reductions to help out business owners. There is still talk in town, though, as to how much more the city should do to keep the pier afloat.
The Pier provides St. Pete with shopping, dining and tourism, and its upside down pyramid shape makes the Pier a landmark in the city. However, the Pier has a history that predates the retro-70s architecture that we have all come to know and love.
