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Category Archives: Architecture
Surreal Parade
Yesterday morning, I took a break from the ‘work’ part of my job and opted to check out the Surreal Parade that was taking place to celebrate the official move from the original Dali Museum in its old warehouse building to … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Events, New and Exciting!, Photo Opportunity, St. Petersburg
Tagged Dali Museum, St. Petersburg
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Mound Park Hospital
My younger sister was born at Mound Park Hospital in St. Petersburg in the 1950′s. My two children were born at Bayfront Medical Center in the 1980′s. Yet all of them were born in the very same hospital. Yes, it … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Historic Buildings, St Petersburg Fixtures, St. Petersburg
Tagged hospital, Mound Park, shell mound
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Updated Look at the New Dali
I usually prefer not to repeat myself, but in this case, I’m going to make an exception. Yes, I’ve done posts in the past about the amazing new Dali museum (click on this link if you’d like to check any … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, New and Exciting!, St. Petersburg
Tagged Art, Dali, museum, St Pete
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Crislip After Dark
I first posted on the Crislip Arcade back in August of last year. It’s worth a quick look at that post, so that you can compare the entryway to the arcade at that time to the new entryway. It used … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Historic Buildings, New and Exciting!, St. Petersburg
Tagged 600 Block, Crislip Arcade, St. Petersburg
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Presentation is Everything
I’ve driven past this little apartment unit on 8th Street North hundreds of times, and it never fails to catch my eye. What could be a very unremarkable 1939 four-plex is, instead, a little gem in an area of otherwise ordinary … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Just For Fun, St. Petersburg
Tagged art-deco, fourplex, Glory, St. Petersburg
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Stetson University College of Law
Who could imagine that a law school could look this beautiful? The Stetson campus is located in Gulfport, in the south/west end of St. Petersburg. This beautiful campus actually started out as the Rolyat Hotel. It was built in 1925 … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Historic Buildings
Tagged Gulfport, Mediterranean Revival, Stetson
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Blue Skies Over Snell Isle
This photograph was taken from the sidewalk along Coffee Pot Bayou, shooting towards the southern corner of Snell Isle. The gorgeous home that you see was built by Perry Snell in the 1920′s, his fifth of six St. Petersburg homes. … Continue reading
St. Raphael Catholic Church
Some of the most beautiful buildings in St. Petersburg are places of worship. Up to now, I have avoided posting photographs of any of them, because I didn’t want it to appear as though I was biased either in favor … Continue reading
Historic Preservation in St. Petersburg
This is a tale of two houses. Both houses share the same address – 2408 Brevard Road Northeast. That’s located in Granada Terrace, a beautiful area of St. Petersburg that lies between Coffee Pot Boulevard NE and First Street NE and between 22nd … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Historic District, St. Petersburg
Tagged Granada Terrace, Old Northeast, St. Petersburg
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St. Petersburg’s Open Air Post Office
St. Petersburg has a very unique and beautiful post office in the heart of downtown. It’s known as the Open Air Post Office because, as you can see in this late 1940′s or early 1950′s era postcard, the main areas … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Historic Buildings, St. Petersburg
Tagged downtown, Open Air Post Office, St. Petersburg
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