At St. Pete Rising, we are constantly providing comprehensive coverage on everything new and coming soon to the Sunshine City, but we think it’s also important to take a look back at our city’s rich history.
Historically St. Pete, a monthly column on St. Pete Rising written by Executive Director of the St. Petersburg Museum of History Rui Farias, covers everything from the legend of underground mobster tunnels to the buildings and people that created the Sunshine City.
This month, we look back at the legacy of M.B. Welch, a lesser-known builder who constructed more than 300 homes and several apartment buildings during St. Petersburg’s 1920s boom, many of which still stand today…