Book launch: 'Vintage St. Pete 4' with Bill DeYoung
Schedule
Mon, 29 Jun, 2026 at 07:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
Tombolo Books | St. Petersburg, FL
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Celebrate the publication of Vintage St. Pete & Vintage Pinellas Volume 4 with two hometown writers - author Bill DeYoung interviewed by Gabrielle Calise!The Vintage St. Pete series dives into the nooks and crannies of local history, with lavishly illustrated deep dives into the people, places and events that shaped how we lived, and helped form the city we know and love today. Volume 4, new from St. Petersburg Press, includes the chapters The Fountain of Youth, The Belleview Biltmore, The Alligator Farm, The Evening Independent Sunshine Offer, The Enigma of Capt. Wilson Hubbard, The Soreno Hotel, Shuffleboard, Derby Lane, The Strange Case of Mary Reeser, The Coliseum, Song of Joyland, The Fishathon, The Thunderbird Hotel, The Science Center, The Walk of States, The Treasure Island Bridge Ladies, The Main Library, Concerts at the Bayfront Center, Concerts Under the Dome, Gayle Sierens, the Mad Beach Band, The Suncoast Playboy Club, When ‘Seaquest’ Came to Town.
Author Bill DeYoung is Senior Writer and Arts Editor at the St. Pete Catalyst. Along with three previous volumes of "Vintage St. Pete" stories, he is the author of the books "Skyway: The True Story of Tampa Bay’s Signature Bridge and the Main Who Brought it Down"; "I Need to Know: The Lost Music Interviews"; and Record Man: The Story of Phil Gernhard, Florida’s No. 1 Hit Producer. He is a St. Petersburg native.
Interviewer Gabrielle Calise is the culture and nostalgia reporter at the Tampa Bay Times. She is also the editor of A24's travel book Florida! A Hyper-local Guide to the Flora, Fauna, and Fantasy of the Most Far-out State in America. When she’s not writing about local history, music and shenanigans, she can be found singing and playing guitar in the all-female, multigenerational indie rock band, Hex Appeal.
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