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Snell Isle Bridge

This is the Snell Isle Bridge as it looks today.  Originally constructed in the late 1920’s, the bridge’s very existence is a testament to the power of women in early St. Petersburg’s history.  C. Perry Snell, the St. Petersburg developer who built so many of the beautiful homes and developed so many of the beautiful [...]

A Piece of Gandy Bridge History

Postcard of Gandy Bridge Early Years

Original Gandy Bridge Toll Gate

Before the days of the Gandy Bridge, if you wanted to travel between St. Petersburg and Tampa, you had to drive north, around Tampa Bay.  It was a long and fairly arduous drive and because of that, St. Petersburg and Tampa felt as though [...]

Sunshine Skyway After Dark

Anyone who has seen the Sunshine Skyway bridge after dark knows what a stunning sight it is – glowing golden cables against the dark night sky.  It’s a spectacular enough looking bridge in broad daylight, but at night, it is truly breathtaking.

I wanted to take a photograph so that I could show it off to [...]