Graves Discovered Under Trop
St. Petersburg Looks at Next Steps for Redevelopment After years of whispered and not-sowhispered rumors of gravestones, but not bodies, moved from the site of the current Tropicana Field, ground-penetrating radar (GPR) revealed at least three possible gravesites under the stadium’s parking lots. The Trop not only sits on three former burial grounds, but is the current site of a multi-million dollar redevelopment project. As part of that project, Riverview-based engineering firm Cardno discovered suspected gravesites and potential bodies under Tropicana Field parking lots during a recent GPR survey. “There were too many open questions about this possibility and with the development proposals and development planning of the site, the city decided to consult Cardno,” said the St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman’s Communications Director Ben Kirby. Cardno found the three potential graves, along with other detected “areas of interest,” under Parking Lot 1 and Parking Lot 2. The cement real estate sits at the southern boundary of 5th Ave. S. and I-275. “While the number of potential graves discovered is small, it is not insignificant. Every person has value and no one should be forgotten,” Kriseman
CITY OF ST. PETERSBURG
By Abby Baker
said in Friday, August 6 press release. “This process is of the utmost importance and we will continue to do right by these souls and all who loved them as we move forward. ” According to the city’s statement, Cardno will provide a proposal and cost for the next steps, which will include a plan to further investigate the area.
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In History Originally platted in July in 1907, Oaklawn Cemetery was founded as a 10-acre burial ground predominantly serving whites. Oaklawn is historically connected to adjacent burial grounds: Evergreen Cemetery, established as a Black cemetery, and Moffett Ceme-
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