Location: West of 9th Street between 1st and 5th Ave South
The neighborhood received its name after the two dramatic cylinders stored with natural gas that dominated the skyline.
This neighborhood had enclaves within it: Sugar Hill, Little Egypt, and Lincoln Court
Interdependent, and embraced by its adjacent sister and brother neighborhoods, the Gas Plant had its own Black business section. Davis Academy founded in 1910, was a school only for young African-American students. The other school in the neighborhood was privately owned, McGrey.
By the end of the century nine churches, 500 households, and 285 businesses were demolished with the promise of having a baseball field that would create jobs and “affordable housing.”
Gas Plant Area circa 1970
Gas Plant Area circa 1970
Gas Plant Area circa 1930s-1940s
Courtesy special collections, USF St. Petersburg campus library
Gas Plant Area circa 1930s-1940s
Courtesy special collections, USF St. Petersburg campus library
Gas Plant Area circa 1930s-1940s
Courtesy special collections, USF St. Petersburg campus library
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Neighborhoods
- Sep 23, 2020 Jordan Park
- Sep 23, 2020 22nd Street (The Deuces)
- Aug 28, 2020 Gas Plant (Coopers Quarters)
- Aug 28, 2020 Methodist Town
- Aug 28, 2020 Pepper Town