Wifey & I love to head across the bay in our little boat. At a distance, The Pier beckons us from the water, inviting us to visit downtown St. Petersburg for shopping, a bite to eat, or just a nice walk. But the docks at the pier are in terrible shape. Not [...]
With apologies to Clement Clarke Moore, the credited author of A Visit from St. Nicholas. ‘Twas the night before Christmas, and all ‘cross the Bay Not a creature was stirring, not even a Ray; The beach pails were stacked in the Florida room, ‘Cause St. Nick is coming, or so we assume; The children in shorty pajamas were sleeping, While dreaming [...]
“The Pier” has been a landmark of downtown St. Petersburg since 1899 when Peter Demens connected the Orange Belt Railroad to a half-mile wharf. D. F. Brantley started the first Pier Pavilion in 1895, and a “Municipal Pier” debuted in 1913. But it is the 1926 “Million Dollar Pier” (postcarded here) that long-time residents [...]
