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St. Pete Beach (formerly called St. Petersburg Beach) is a coastal city in Pinellas County, Florida. Known as a tourist destination, St. Pete Beach was formed from the towns of Pass-a-Grille , Belle Vista, St. Petersburg Beach, and unincorporated Pinellas County.
The Don CeSar is a hotel located in St. Pete Beach, Florida. Developed by Thomas Rowe and opened in 1928, it gained renown as the Gulf playground for America's pampered rich at the height of the Jazz Age. The hotel was designed by Henry H. Dupont. The Don CeSar is a member of Historic Hotels of America, the official program of the National ...
In eastern Largo, SR 688 shares an interchange with the northern terminus of SR 693, a road that leads to St. Pete Beach and was once part of SR A19A. Immediately after this, the next interchange is at SR 686, the road to St. Pete–Clearwater International Airport. SR 60 is the site of the world's first Single-point urban interchange. Drew ...
Pass-a-Grille is a small beach neighborhood and former town at the south end of St. Pete Beach in Pinellas County, Florida. The community includes the Pass-a-Grille Historic District, Gulf Beaches Historical Museum, and Pass-A-Grille Beach. [1] The neighborhood includes restaurants, retailers, and waterfront areas on the Gulf of Mexico as well ...
State Road 679 & State Road 682 SR 679 highlighted in red and SR 682 in blue Route information Maintained by FDOT State Road 679 Length 4.816 mi (7.751 km) South end Fort De Soto Park North end SR 682 in St. Petersburg State Road 682 Length 3.721 mi (5.988 km) West end SR 699 in St. Pete Beach East end I-275 / US 19 in St. Petersburg Location Country United States State Florida Highway system ...
The Sunshine Skyway Bridge, sometimes referred to as the Bob Graham Sunshine Skyway Bridge, the Sunshine Skyway, or simply " the Skyway ", is a pair of long beam bridges with a central tall cable-stayed bridge that spans Lower Tampa Bay to connect Pinellas County ( St. Petersburg, Florida) to Manatee County ( Terra Ceia, Florida ).
Narvaez marker in Jungle Prada Park. The Tocobaga tribe inhabited the Jungle Prada site for approximately 600 years, from 1000 to 1600 CE. Their village complex in the area once contained a series of mounds stretching up and down Boca Ciega Bay for more than three miles (4.8 km); however most of the mounds were dismantled and used as fill for 20th century urban development.
The city of St. Petersburg built its first pier, the Municipal Recreation Pier, ten feet north of the Electric Pier in 1913 after a $40,000 bond was authorized by voters. [10] [11] [17] [18] The Municipal Recreation Pier was an effort by the city to boost its tourism, enhance the cities parks, and was used solely for recreational activities. [17]