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 seen from Brightwaters Circle NE
St Petersburg Downtown
St Petersburg Marina
Spa Beach - Downtown St Petersburg
Vinoy Resort and Golf Club and Vinoy Condos
Vinoy Basin
St Petersburg Downtown
St Petersburg Downtown
St Petersburg Downtown in December
Vinoy Resort and Golf Club
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 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
Progress Energy Center For The Arts and
The New Dali Museum to the left
Museum of Fine Arts
Museum of History
The New Dali Museum under construction
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
Saturday Morning Market - Downtown St Petersburg
Saturday Morning Market - Downtown St Petersburg
Saturday Morning Market - Downtown St Petersburg
Gizella Kopsick Palm Arboretum
Ice Skating in North Straub Park in December
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.
Skyway Bridge
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
Honda Grand Prix of St Petersburg
St Petersburg Downtown (Honda Grand Prix)
Indy Car Race - Downtown St Petersburg
The New Dali Museum in the background.
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
Skyway Fishing Pier
Fresco's Waterfront Bistro - Downtown St Petersburg
Moon Under Water Restaurant on Beach Drive
Grayl's Hotel on Beach Drive in December
Cassis American Brasserie on Beach Drive
St Petersburg Yacht Club
Central Avenue Downtown
Central Avenue
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