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 to have a very boring and stark opening at the bottom, and some old windows [...]
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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 for developer Frank Taylor (yes, the very odd hotel name is just his last name, spelled [...] Post Card of Open Air Post Office (click on picture for larger image) 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 of the [...] This is a night view of the observation tower at the Vinoy Hotel in downtown St. Petersburg… Vinoy Hotel (click for larger view) 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, I posted about two buildings either in or near downtown St. Petersburg – one is a public [...] 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 Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church, located at the corner of 4th Street and 5th Avenue South, [...] Comfort Station One (click for larger view) 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 Clay Company. But sometimes, one of these great [...] 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. I encourage you to take a look in person, up close. The details are amazing [...] St. Petersburg High School postcard (click for larger view) 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 High School was referenced when it [...] From Dec 11, 1926 Evening Independent (click for larger view) 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 the spectrum and post about [...] |
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