ST. PETERSBURG, Fla - St. Pete is stepping into prehistoric times as a 76-million-year-old Gorgosaurus is moving in on the roof of a new parking garage on Central Ave.

"Central Ave is one of the most special downtown main avenues in Florida," Casey Ellison, CEO of Ellison Companies, said. "So, why not give Central Ave. and its collectiveness a dinosaur? I mean, it sounds like a great idea," he said.

The 540-spot parking garage that’s now open in the Edge District is the first of a few buildings planned for The Central, a mixed-use development.

A 140,000 square foot office building with modern amenities, 168-room hotel, 42 workforce housing apartments and 14,000 square feet of shops and gathering spaces will go up around it. Image 1 of 4 ▼

The developers decided to give people li

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