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The Rise Up St. Pete concert series is coming to downtown St. Pete’s landmark. The series, which starts in November, will be produced by Pier Events, LLC and LNE Presents, the parent company of ...
The St. Petersburg Downtown Partnership is exploring the idea to improve Williams Park. [6] “Williams Park has long been at the heart of downtown St. Petersburg, with a unique history that dates to the very planning of the city. The block-sized piece of land was donated by city founder John Williams, and it shows up on the first city plat in ...
The Downtown St. Petersburg Historic District is a U.S. historic district (designated as such on April 30, 2004) located in St. Petersburg, Florida. The district is bounded by 5th Avenue N, Beach Drive NE, Central Avenue (St. Petersburg, Florida)Central Avenue, and 9th Street N. It contains 367 historic buildings and 7 objects.
The area is also known as a bastion for St. Pete's LGBT community, including gay-friendly nightlife. [2] [3] [4] The annual St. Pete Pride event is held here, which is the largest single-day event for the whole city as well as the largest gay pride parade in all of Florida. The event attracts tens of thousands of people to the area.
The North Shore Historic District, commonly known as Old Northeast or Historic Old Northeast, [2] is a U.S. historic district (designated as such on February 20, 2003) located in St. Petersburg, Florida. The district, located adjacent to Downtown, is bounded by 4th Street N, 5th Avenue N, Tampa Bay, and 30th Ave N. It contains 2975 historic ...
The original building was constructed as Alexander National Bank in 1924. It was designed by Neel Reid, who also designed the Alexander Hotel in St. Petersburg. At that time, the 6,000-square-foot (560 m 2) building made it one of the largest banks in St. Petersburg. The bank was shut down in 1926 with the death of Jacob Alexander.
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 ...
Main entrance, July 2020. The James Museum of Western & Wildlife Art is a museum [1] located in St. Petersburg, Florida. The museum was founded by businessman Thomas James, and opened in 2018. [2] [3] [4] The museum has thousands of pieces from the James' collection, including both contemporary and traditional works. [5]