St Petersburg

With a purported average of 360 days of sunshine each year, St Petersburg
is nicknamed "The Sunshine City".  Welcome to St Petersburg, Florida. 
People who visit want to move here and the residents who live here
don't want to move.   Our downtown, located on one of our nation's most
beautiful waterfront parks, is fast becoming one of the most attractive,
liveable and viable downtowns in the country.


St Petersburg Downtown


St Petersburg Downtown







St Petersburg Downtown


St Petersburg Downtown


Spa Beach - Downtown St Petersburg


Vinoy Resort and Golf Club and Vinoy Condos





St Petersburg Downtown


St Petersburg Downtown




Vinoy Resort and Golf Club


Hilton St Petersburg Bayfront - Downtown St Petersburg


Courtyard St Petersburg Downtown - Marriott


The Pier and St Petersburg Marina


St Petersburg Pier


St Petersburg Pier


North Shore Park


North Shore Park Beach


North Shore Dr NE


North Shore Pool


Snell Arcade (1928) downtown St Petersburg has been
placed on the National Register of Historic Places.

St Petersburg and Pinellas County offer an unequaled environment
for work and play.  Wonderful weather and miles of sandy beaches, relatively
low cost of living and progressive employment opportunities draw people
to the area from around the nation and the world.  Add to these amenities
many
quality schools, colleges and universities, top-notch health care and
outstanding arts and recreational facilities, and it is easy to
see why we are so attractive to new residents and visitors alike.


University of South Florida - St Petersburg

St Petersburg has a branch of the state university, the
University of South Florida St Petersburg, as well as
St Petersburg College, Eckerd College and Stetson University.
The Poynter Institute, a school for journalists and teachers of
journalism, is also located in St Petersburg. 
It is affiliated with
St Petersburg Times.

A number of top notch hospitals are located in St Petersburg,
Bayfront Medical Center,
All Children's Hospital, St Anthony's Health Care,
Edward White Hospital, Palms of Pasadena Hospital,
St Petersburg General Hospital and Northside Hospital.



Progess Energy Ceter For The Arts - Mahaffey Theater


Museum of Fine Arts


Museum of History


Salvador Dali Museum




20-foot Sculpture by Dale Chiluly outside
the Morean Arts Center



St Petersburg has the Museum of Fine Arts, the History Museum
Holocaust Museum Florida International Museum and the
Salvador Dali Museum, which houses the largest collection of Dali's
work outside of Europe.  There are also various other smaller
art galleries
and entertainment venues, especially in the Downtown area. 
The
St Petersburg Pier contains a small aquarium, retail shopping,
adventure activities, and dining. The city also boasts
The Mahaffey Theater, The Palladium Theater
and The American Stage Theater.


BayWalk


BayWalk

Downtown is the location of  the Baywalk shopping complex, home to a
Muvico 20 screen movie theater, as well as many restaurants and
retail shops.  North of downtown is
Sunken Gardens, home to the gardens
themselves, the local child-oriented science museum
Great Explorations, and
a stretch of fine dining on newly developing 4th Street.


Sunken Garden & Great Explorations


Mainsail Arts Festival in Downtown St Petersburg. (April)


Mainsail Arts Festival


Mainsail Arts Festival


A Taste of Pinellas in Vinoy Park


Saturday Morning Market - Downtown St Petersburg





Gizella Kopsick Palm Arboretum


Bougainvillea in bloom at Mangrove Bay Golf Course


Boyd Hill Nature Preserve - Lake Maggiore



An alligator in Lake Maggiore

St Petersburg is located on a peninsula between Tampa Bay and the
Gulf of Mexico.  It is connected to the mainland to the north, connected
with the city of Tampa to the east by causeways and bridges across
Tampa Bay, and to
Bradenton in the south by the
Sunshine Skyway Bridge (Interstate 275), which
traverses the mounth of the bay.



Sunshine Skyway Bridge.


Sunshine Skyway Bridge - Completed 1987 - 29,040 feet long - 190 feet above the water
One of the word's longest cable-stayed concrete bridges.


The new and the old Sunshine Skyway Bridges - May 9, 1980 the freighter Summit Venture
plowed into the old cantilever bridge and more than 1,000 feet of the bridge fell into the bay. 
The original bridge span has since been removed, leaving the remaining north and south
bridge sections to be utilized as fishing piers.  (Photo taken 1987)


Isla del Sol Condominiums


Egmont Key


Egmont Key


Fort De Soto North Beach


Fort De Soto Park - Canoes for rent.


Fort De Soto Park - Great Trails for Biking, Roller Blading, Walking and Running

St Petersburg is home to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays Major
League Baseball team.  Tropicana Field is the home venue of the
Tampa Bay
Rays.  St Petersburg is also home to the "Honda Grand Prix". 
The circuit itself is made of downtown streets passing
Progress Energy Park, the St Petersburg Marina, and a
runway in
Albert Whitted Airport, and streets are temporarily blocked off for
the annual Indy Racing League race.
  St Petersburg, with an average age
of 39, hosts the annual internationally renowned St Anthony's Triathlon 
and recently hosted the NCAA Men's Final Four.


The Tropicana Field (Photo courtesy of St Petersburg City)



Tropicana Field - Home of the Tampa Bay Rays


St Petersburg Downtown (Honda Grand Prix)


IndyCar Race - Downtown St Petersburg


Albert Whitted Airport St Petersburg.  The new terminal building.


Albert Whitted Airport Downtown St Petersburg


Albert Whitted Airport - Downtown St Petersburg


Mega Yachts Ecstasea and Tatoosh docked in the Port of St Petersburg


Coast Guard Station


The Harborage Marina


Fresco's Waterfront Bistro - Downtown St Petersburg


Moon Under Water Restaurant on Beach Drive






St Petersburg Yacht Club


Central Avenue Downtown


Beach Drive


The Kapok tree in bloom outside the Museum of Fine Arts


St Petersburg Downtown


For more photos of the St Petersburg area go to my page
St Petersburg Area Photos and for more information about
St Petersburg go to my page "
Great Links"

As a Realtor for 30 years in St. Petersburg, I know and love our city. 
We have properties to suit almost every wish: waterfront homes, golf course
communities, downtown luxury condominiums, gated communities and so
many options.  I can help you find the right home.  Just call or e-mail me
for St Petersburg Real Estate at Dawne@Dawne.us.
I would be honored to be your real estate agent.


Snell Isle Community



Tanglewood, Harbor Isle, Watermark, Mariner's Pass Communities & Mangrove Golf Course


Harbor Isle Community & Weedon Isle


View of Harbor Isle from Weedon Island Preserve Observation Tower


Weedon Island Preserve (3,164 acres) Fishing Pier


Placido Bayou & Shore Acres Communities


Point Brittany Condos


Dolphin Cay Condos


Bacopa Bay Condos on the wide-open waters of Boca Ciega Bay


Call 727-560-6161 or E-Mail me
dawne@dawne.us for St Petersburg real estate.

I would be honored to be your real estate agent.


Other links:


St Petersburg History

St Petersburg Area Chamber of Commerce

St Petersburg Facts

St Petersburg Skyline today and the Syline of 2008 (St Petersburg Times)

St Petersburg Events

Pinellas County Events