The Benoist Monument
We're just a few short weeks away from completing and installing the Benoist Monument on the south side of the new St. Pete Pier!
This project celebrates the plane flown by pilot Tony Jannus on Jan. 1, 1914 from St. Petersburg to Tampa, and St. Pete's Mayor, Abe Pheil, who was the first passenger in that historic flight. The monument tells the untold story of St. Pete as the birthplace of today’s commercial aviation industry.