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Category Archives: Architecture
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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First By Far With a Post-War Car
Okay, lest you think I’m crazy, my post title today was actually the slogan for the Studebaker Motor Company in 1947. Studebaker started in 1857, when they produced their very first carriage. Over time, and as technology progressed, Studebaker became a … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, History, St Petersburg Fixtures, St. Petersburg
Tagged St. Petersburg, Studebaker Building
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A Home in Woodlawn
St. Petersburg is a city of many neighborhoods, and some of those neighborhoods have areas of truly unique and beautiful homes. I posted a photograph of a Craftsman style bungalow in the Kenwood neighborhood last month, so that you might feel … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Neighborhoods, St. Petersburg
Tagged St. Petersburg, Woodlawn
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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
Mount Vernon Elementary School
This week is back to school week for students attending public schools in St. Petersburg. Yesterday, I posted about one of St. Petersburg’s newest elementary schools, John M. Sexton Elementary. Today, I’m going to go to the other end of … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Historic Buildings, St. Petersburg
Tagged elementary, historic building, Mount Vernon, Mt Vernon, St. Petersburg
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