"Historically St. Pete" w/ Rui Farias; Bill DeYoung" Skyway"

HISTORYically St. Pete with Rui Farias is a weekly conversation where the St. Petersburg Museum of History executive director explores the truths, and myths of the people and events that created the Sunshine City. Located on the St. Pete Pier, the Museum of History has been sharing the stories of the Sunshine City for 102 years and we are happy to share those stories with you here on this podcast. Two months ago, a giant cargo vessel struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, toppling the bridge and killing six construction workers. This made national news of course, but here in St. Pete, for us long-time residents, it took us immediately back to the morning of May 9, 1980. To provide some perspective, history and unknown facts is Bill DeYoung.  https://www.billdeyoung.com/ Bill is a St. Pete native, a nationally-recognized journalist, and author of numerous books, including: Skyway – The True Story of Tampa Bay’s Signature Bridge and the Man Who Brought it Down. Rui and Bill talk about what happened May 9, 1980, the media portrayal at the time, vilification of the captain and the human stories behind the Skyway Bridge disaster as well as some of the lessons learned from the Skyway Collapse and impacts we see today in bridge repairs, prevention and maritime policies. https://spmoh.com/ #history #skywaybridgedisaster #ruifarias #billdeyoung #stpetersburgmuseumofhistory #HISTORYicallystpete #sunshinecity #floridahistory #stpetersburghistory