Florida - Tampa, St. Petersburg, Howard Franklin Bridge, 1970

Howard Franklin Bridge
Interstate No. 4 between St. Petersburg and Tampa, Florida

View showing the Interchange from Interstate # 4 leading off to 4th Street, 9th Street, 16th Street and the International Airport in St. Petersburg, Florida.
1970

Florida - Sunshine Skyway Bridge, Facts

Sunshine Skyway Bridge, Florida

Did you know?
The Sunshine Skyway Bridge is the world's longest cable-stayed bridge (A cable-stayed bridge is a bridge that consists of one or more pillars, with cables supporting the roadbed), with a length of 29,040 feet or nearly 5.6 miles.

It is constructed of steel and concrete.  Its longest span is 1200 feet (366 m), which is 190 feet (58 m) over the water.

Construction of the current bridge began in 1982 and was completed in 1987, at a cost of $245 million.

This postcard is from 2009.

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This bridge connects the Florida cities of Tampa Bay and St. Petersburg.

Florida - St. Petersburg, Sunken Gardens

Entrance to Beautiful Sunken Gardens, St. Petersburg, Florida "The Sunshine City"

The visitor to Turner's Sunken Gardens enjoys the beauty of flowers and tropical plants all the year 'round.  Winding trails and pools provide a colorful scenery.
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Sunken Garden in Florida

Florida is a delightfully sunny place, fashioned by nature in her happiest mood, endowed with super fine gifts of climate, beauty and salt-ladened heath-giving winds and smiling skies.
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Floral Vista in Sunken Gardens
St. Petersburg, Florida "The Sunshine City"

The visitor to Turner's Sunken Gardens enjoys the beauty of flowers and tropical plants all the year 'round.  Winding trails and pools provide a colorful scenery.
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Stately Royal Palms and Flowers, St. Petersburg, Florida

The visitor to Turner's Sunken Gardens enjoys the beauty of flowers and tropical plants all the year 'round.  Winding trails and pools provide a colorful scenery.

Florida - St. Petersburg, Sunken Gardens

The "Wedding Chapel" Sunken Gardens,
St. Petersburg, Florida
"The Sunshine City"

The "Wedding Chapel," so called because here are performed hundreds of wedding ceremonies.  Winding paths and pools provide a colorful scenery to the visitor.

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Tropical Sunken Gardens
St. Petersburg, Florida "The Sunshine City"

The visitor to Turner's Sunken Gardens enjoys the beauty of flowers and tropical plants all the year 'round.  Winding trails and pools provide a colorful scenery.
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Traveler's Tree, Sunken Gardens

St. Petersburg, Florida

"The Sunshine City"

The visitor to Turner's Sunken Gardens enjoys the beauty of flowers and tropical plants all the year 'round.  Winding trails and pools provide a colorful scenery.

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Sunken Gardens, St. Petersburg, Florida
Bird of Paradise - Pineapple

The visitor to Turner's Sunken Gardens enjoys the beauty of flowers and tropical plants all the year 'round.  Winding trails and pools provide a colorful scenery.

Florida - Map of Baseball Teams

Florida Baseball
Spring Training in South and Central Florida.
Let's Play Ball!

Lake Buena Vista Braves
Kissimmee Astros
Viera Nationals
Winter Haven Indians
Vero Beach Dodgers
Lakeland Tigers
Port St. Lucie Mets
Jupiter Marlins
Jupiter Cardinals
Ft. Lauderdale Orioles
Ft. Myers Red Sox
Ft. Myers Twins
Port Charlotte Rangers
Sarasota Reds
Bradenton Pirates
St. Petersburg Devil Rays
Clearwater Philies
Dunedin Blue Jays
Tampa Yankees
Haines City Royals
2010

Florida - St. Petersburg, Tropic Terrace Apt. Hotel

Tropic Terrace Apt. Hotel
11730 Gulf Blvd., Treasure Island, St. Petersburg, Florida
Telephone 2-6901.  G. C. Anderson, Mgr

52 Furnished Apts., Fireproof, Soundproof.  Telephone and Maid Service, Central Heating.  Directly on the Gulf of Mexico.  Unexcelled Sand Bathing Beach.  Efficiency Apts. or 1 and 2 Bedroom Apts.  Rentals day, week or month - Open Year 'Round.  "Bamboo Room" Restaurant -Cocktail Lounge - Air Conditioned.

Florida - St. Petersburg, Recreation Pier at Sunrise

Sunrise over Tampa Bay and Recreation Pier, St. Petersburg, Fla.

Florida - St. Petersburg, Aerial View of Recreation Pier

Aeroplane View of the Million Dollar Pier, St. Petersburg, Florida

St. Petersburg's Million Dollar Pier is one of the show places of the Sunshine City, Automobiles from all sections of the United States are parked here on Sunshiny days throughout the Winter Months.  At the end of the Pier is the Recreation Building where Tourists congregate at all times.

Florida - St. Petersburg Beach, Casa Del Son on the Gulf of Mexico

Casa del Sol on the Gulf of Mexico
St. Petersburg Beach, Florida

One of the most beautiful resorts on the Gulf of Mexico.  Located near Pass-A-Grilles internationally famous deep sea fishing grounds.  400 feet of private beach.  Apartments, cottages and hotel rooms carefully furnished for your utmost comfort.

Owned and Operated by
Skelton Bros.
4900 Gulf Blvd.

Florida - St. Petersburg, Mirror Lake Junior High School, 1948

Mirror Lake park, St. Petersburg, Florida,
"The Sunshine City"

Mirror Lake Junior High School Across the Lake

This is one of St. Petersburg's beautiful parks with its luxuriant tropical foliage and profusion of flowers, the Mirror Lake Junior High School in a delightfully glamorous tropical setting.
1948

Florida - Saint Petersburg, Tropicana Field, Interior

Tropicana Field, host of the 2008 World Series, opened on March 3, 1990 and is currently home to the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball.  The park has a seating capacity of nearly 41,000 and is the world's only professional sports facility that features live rays.  The 10,000 gallon Rays Touch Tank is located just behind the right centerfield wall and is home to over 20 cownose rays that fans can touch and feed throughout the game.  Though originally built for baseball, the facility has hosted 16 other sports and competitions since its inception and is located at One Tropicana Drive in St. Petersburg, Florida.
2010

Florida - St. Petersburg, Tropicana Field, Interior

I Was There!
Tropicana Field
Home of the Tampa Bay Rays

Opened: 1998
Capacity: 36,048
Distance: Left - 315', Center - 404', Right 322'

Home to the Tampa Bay Rays since 1998.  It features the world's second-largest cable-supported domed roof.  Tropicana Field includes many amenities including an artificial surface with all-dirt basepaths and some of the closest seats in Major League Baseball.  Seats behind the backstop are closer than the pitchers mound - only 50 feet from home plate.
2008

Florida - Saint Petersburg, Tropicana Field

Tropicana Field, host of the 2008 World Series, opened on March 3, 1990 and is currently home to the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball.  The park has a seating capacity of nearly 41,000 and is the world's only professional sports facility that features live rays.  The 10,000 gallon Rays Touch Tank is located just behind the right centerfield wall and is home to over 20 cownose rays that fans can touch and feed throughout the game.  Though originally built for baseball, the facility has hosted 16 other sports and competitions since its inception and is located at One Tropicana Drive in St. Petersburg, Florida.
2010

The Pier in St. Pete Flying Away

The Pier, St Petersburg, FL
by Larry Mulvehill
2011

Florida - Saint Petersburg, The Pier

St. Pete Beach, Florida
The Pier offers a full day of fun, you can shop, dine or fish while enjoying the sights.

Photos: Mike Traver
2011

Chihuly Collection of Blown Glass, St. Petersburg, Florida

Chihuly Collection
Presented by Morean Arts Center
St. Petersburg, Florida
2011