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Category Archives: Historic Buildings
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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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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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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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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Vinoy Hotel After Dark
This is a night view of the observation tower at the Vinoy Hotel in downtown St. Petersburg…
Posted in Architecture, Historic Buildings, Photo Opportunity, St. Petersburg
Tagged downtown, St. Petersburg, Vinoy Hotel
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Little St. Mary’s? Not Really…
I often post about Real Estate topics on Mondays, but today is a holiday so I’ll skip the business talk. Instead, I’m going to take the opportunity to dispel the myth of Little St. Mary’s. Yesterday and the day before, … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Historic Buildings, St. Petersburg
Tagged Comfort Station One, downtown, St Peterburg, St. Mary's Church
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St. Mary’s Church
Yesterday I posted about Comfort Station One in downtown St. Petersburg, a gorgeous public restroom designed in the Romanesque Revival style by renowned architect Henry S. Taylor in the 1920′s St. Petersburg boom era. Today, I present to you St. Mary … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Historic Buildings, Places, St. Petersburg
Tagged churches, St. Mary's Church, St. Petersburg
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Historic St. Petersburg Comfort Station
St. Petersburg has an abundance of beautiful historic buildings. Many of them have long since transitioned from their original purpose to some new function, such as the old Seaboard Freight Train station that has been renovated and is now the St. Petersburg … Continue reading
St. Petersburg High School at Mirror Lake
It’s Friday and today I’ll wrap up my Back To School theme, where I’ve been showing you some of our great St. Petersburg schools and their buildings. Yesterday, I wrote about St. Petersburg High School and showed you a quick glimpse of its beauty. … Continue reading
Million Dollar High School
Continuing with my Back to School theme this week, today’s post is on St. Petersburg High School. You may have noticed that the headline of the post refers to the ‘Million Dollar High School’. That’s exactly how this new St. Petersburg … Continue reading
