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Pelican Enjoying the Sunrise

I know, pictures of pelicans in St. Petersburg are a dime a dozen…  And you certainly can’t hang out near the Pier or the Marina downtown without seeing plenty of them.  But when I was downtown last Saturday, trying to … Continue reading

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The Sun Is Up, The Sky Is Blue…

After so many days of gray skies and rain, it was absolutely glorious to wake up yesterday morning to blue skies and sunshine, the way things are supposed to be, here in St. Petersburg!  I was close to downtown on … Continue reading

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New Bakery Downtown!

 There are a lot of things to like about downtown St. Petersburg these days.  New energy, new attitude, new restaurants, new art museums and galleries… And a new bakery!  For me, this is one of those areas where my response … Continue reading

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Ticket To Ride

Visitors to downtown St. Petersburg have an easy and inexpensive option when it comes to getting from place to place.  There are two bus lines (but they’re designed to look like trolleys, and if you look at the sign on … Continue reading

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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

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Awaiting the Mother Ship

Don’t ask me – the post title just jumped into my head.  This is one of those photographs that pretty much speaks for itself.  But if you use your imagination, it could take you so many different places!  Photo was … Continue reading

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Central Coffee Shoppe in St Petersburg

I don’t do a lot of posts about restaurants, partly because I’m not uniquely qualified to be a restaurant critic and partly because I really don’t want this blog to be all about commercial establishments.  But, once in awhile, I will post … Continue reading

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O Wave in Downtown St. Petersburg

I love public art!  I can be out in the world, just moving along through life, and I might be anywhere at all, and suddenly I come upon something that was placed there, just for me to look at, to … Continue reading

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Downtown Skyline Has Changed

For many years, the only condo building close to the waterfront in downtown St. Petersburg was the Bayfront Tower building.  But look what’s happened!  This photograph was taken from the top of the Bayfront Tower, looking north along Beach Drive.  … Continue reading

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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…

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