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St Petersburg
Snell Isle Community
Snell Isle Community
Snell Isle Community
Snell Isle Bridge
Source: www.StPete.org/nnsne.htm
Snell Isle is a peaceful and quiet residential waterfront community. The area contains
many original classic homes along with other large homes, well-kept lawns and tree lined
streets. Of particular pride is the restored Snell Isle Park Plaza. Volunteers from the
Association's membership spent hundreds of hours restoring the park's walkways, statuary
and landscaping that reflects the splendor of the past. The annual Christmas decorations of
colored lights on the statues, palm trees, and shrubbery, along with the visit of Santa Claus
to the park Gazebo, are a sight to behold. The entrance to Snell Isle identifies the
community with a small fountain, new sidewalks and landscaping. Another project,
recently completed by the Association with the City of St. Petersburg, is the park at the
entrance to Shore Acres.
Renaissance Vinoy Golf Resort
Vinoy Golf Course - Snell Isle
Women's Club
The distinctive Women's Club at 40 Snell Isle Boulevard, along with the newly
renovated Renaissance Vinoy Resort, present a spectacular view as you cross the newly
restored Snell Isle Bridge. Snell Isle has two churches, St. Raphael Catholic Church and
St. Thomas' Episcopal Church; two schools, Canterbury School of Florida and Saint
Raphael Catholic School and a convenient shopping center along Snell Isle
Boulevard. Downtown stores, parks and entertainment areas are just a five minute drive
from the Isle.
St Raphael Catholic Church & Shore Acres Bridge
St Thomas Episcopal Church
Architecture
The architecture of the area contains a wide spectrum of classic European and Spanish
designs among the older houses dating from the 1920s. In recent years many homes have
been razed and larger contemporary style homes have been built. The home prices in the
area range from $300,000 to $6+ million. Condos start at $189,000 to 3+ million.
Brightwaters Blvd NE
Snell Isle Blvd NE
History
Snell Isle owes its existence to C. Perry Snell, who first visited St. Petersburg on his
wedding trip in 1898. Upon returning the following year, his first purchase was the waterfront
property located at First Street and Fourth Avenue North, now known as North Shore Park.
Coffee Pot Bayou - Coffee Pot Riviera
Coffee Pot Bayou - Brightwaters Blvd NE
Snell Isle Houses - Brightwaters Blvd. NE
Coffee Pot Bayou, a low lying area, took months to fill with the aid of many mule teams
brought over from Tampa. Snell first purchased acreage on the small island of sand and
mangroves in 1911 and on October 14, 1925, lot sales began. The first homes to be
constructed consisted of only a few residences of Classic European Architecture in the
area known as Brightwaters Bayou. To enhance the European influence, Snell traveled
extensively throughout Europe and at a cost of more than $1 million, obtained the
various statuary, tiles and ornaments for his St. Petersburg properties.
Snell Isle Harbor
Snell Isle Harbor
Snell Isle Houses
Among Snell's many contributions to the community was a gift of land on Snell Isle to the St.
Petersburg Women's Club in 1928. The land was accepted after much debate among the
members, since it was beyond the street car line, in a jungle and accessible only by a rickety
wooden bridge. The Women's Club immediately began work to have the City build a new
bridge over the Bayou and on Christmas Day 1931, the new bridge was dedicated and
opened to traffic. Many changes have occurred since then, but it has been the desire of the
residents of the area that the style and its distinct atmosphere are retained.
Organizations/programs
The Snell Isle Property Owners Association is the guiding force that brought into being
the vast improvements in the area. With an active Crime Watch organization and
code enforcement volunteers, we look forward to continuing to expand community
development, spirit and awareness.
The Snell Isle Property Owners Association, Inc. is a nonprofit corporation dedicated to the
maintenance and improvement of Snell Isle, its neighborhood and way of life. Snell Isle
Property Owners Association has received three Neighborhood Partnership
Grants that were used for the Shore Acres Bridge Park, the Snell Isle Bridge restoration
and refurbishing of the statuary.
Snell Isle Panther
Boundaries
Snell Isle Bridge easterly following the "meandering" shoreline to the Shore Acres Bridge,
then along the shorelines of Eden Isle and Snell Isle Estates, along 34th Avenue and Locust
Street to Coffee Pot Bayou, and then to the starting point, the Snell Isle Bridge.
Eden Isle Condos
Brightwaters Tower Condos
Brightwaters Tower Condos
Contact me at dawne@dawne.us for any information about Snell Isle real estate.
I would be honored to be your real estate agent.
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