Category Archives: Historic Buildings

Mount Vernon Elementary School

Posted on August 26, 2009 by Bob Horn

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 →

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Crislip Arcade Area Soon To Be Artist Colony

Posted on August 22, 2009 by Bob Horn

On Central Avenue in St. Petersburg, the shops on the north side of Central Avenue between 6th Street and 7th Street have been a dead zone since 2006.  All of the property had been purchased by a developer who had … Continue reading →

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Craftsman House Gallery

Posted on August 20, 2009 by Bob Horn

I love handmade things.  Whether it’s drawings, paintings, sculpture, woodwork, glass or any combination, it doesn’t matter.  It just feels good to look at and touch and feel something that was designed and meticulously and lovingly crafted by someone whose passion … Continue reading →

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Mirror Lake Library

Posted on August 13, 2009 by Bob Horn

When I was a kid growing up in St. Petersburg, we went to ‘The Library’ every Saturday.  It was ‘The Library’ because, to the best of my knowledge, it was the only one in the city.  Maybe there were more, … Continue reading →

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Snell Arcade

Posted on August 7, 2009 by Bob Horn

If this doesn’t strike you as a gorgeous building, then I’m going to guess that nothing will!  You’re looking at the Snell Arcade, also known by some as the Rutland Building, at the corner of Central Avenue and 4th Street … Continue reading →

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St. Petersburg Clay Company

Posted on August 6, 2009 by Bob Horn

In 1914, the Seaboard Railroad company applied to the City of St. Petersburg for permission to bring their railway into town.  They hoped to compete with the Orange Belt Railway, which had been the only railroad serving the city since the late 1800′s.  Despite … Continue reading →

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A Piece of Gandy Bridge History

Posted on July 29, 2009 by Bob Horn

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 … Continue reading →

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Renaissance Vinoy Hotel

Posted on July 23, 2009 by Bob Horn

St. Petersburg is filled with beautiful old buildings – old, that is, in St. Petersburg terms.  While some areas of the country have houses and buildings that have been around for hundreds of years, St. Petersburg has not been around … Continue reading →

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