This photograph was taken from the sidewalk along Coffee Pot Bayou, shooting towards the southern corner of Snell Isle. The gorgeous home that you see was built by Perry Snell in the 1920’s, his fifth of six St. Petersburg homes. In 1939, the property was purchased by Wally Bishop, a famous cartoonist who produced the [...]
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Today is a gray, rainy day in St. Petersburg. Not the kind of day that we usually have here. And certainly not the kind of day that draws visitors and new residents. But it’s for a good cause – it’s part of a front that’s pushing through, and the front is going to bring us [...] 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 the flavor of that neighborhood. Today, I’m posting a photo of a gorgeous Colonial Revival [...] Most incorporated cities have some sort of standard street sign that they use throughout the city to identify the names of the streets. St. Petersburg is certainly no exception. But in some areas of the city, the standard street signs are either replaced by or supplemented by something out of the ordinary. Snell Isle, a beautiful [...] 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. Closest to the camera is the Florencia, next back is Ovation, then the Cloisters, then Parkshore [...] Neighborhood pride is always a good thing. When there’s a lot of it, the force of it seems to be self-sustaining, and the neighborhood continues to be healthy and to thrive. Identity can play a big role in neighborhood pride. Most St. Petersburg neighborhoods have some sort of identity logo, whether it’s on a street [...] Pink Streets Looking Towards the Skyway Seems like all great cities have their special, quirky neighborhoods. And the quirks exist for different reasons. Some are quirky out of necessity, like Lombard Street in San Francisco — because the natural terrain there is so steep, the only way to make a road that was safe to travel was to introduce [...] |
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