Monday, December 07, 2009

Fish House



Messages posted on the walls of this fish house in Cortez testify that it is not as abandoned as it looks.


More from Cortez

Thursday, November 26, 2009

Tampa, Port City

Ship anchor and the downtown Tampa skyline in the background.

Sunday, November 22, 2009

Real Estate 2007


The Citi Penthouse in the Victory Lofts at Channelside, 2585 sq. ft., was listed at $1.145 million in July 2007.


Saturday, November 14, 2009

El Toro Negro


El Toro Negro - one of my go-to faves for authentic Mexican.
5780 54th Ave., in Kenneth City.

Sunday, November 01, 2009

Port View


Channelside, from the parking garage.

Sunday, October 25, 2009

Port Authority


The Florida Aquarium with a Carnival cruise liner docked behind.

Monday, October 05, 2009


Detective agency ad card found at the Gas Plant Arcade in St. Pete.

Sunday, September 27, 2009

Sunday, September 20, 2009

Saturday, August 08, 2009

Perch


Two egrets perched on the boardwalk rail at Weedon Island.

Saturday, July 25, 2009

Found Photo, No. 12


A postcard of Sam Leto, atop "Thunder." Leto, who died in July 2001, was described by the St. Petersburg Times as "one of the Italian patriarchs of Ybor City." Leto, one of Ybor's alcaldes (Spanish for "mayor" -- in Ybor's case, think of a goodwill ambassador), was an unceasing promoter of the historic Latin quarter.

A former stuntman on locally filmed movies during the 1950s, Leto moved to Citrus Park when it was populated by citrus groves and raised palaminos. The postcard was produced for Ybor's Centennial in 1986.

Also:

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

UT



University of Tampa, color-saturated.

Also, more UT-related posts:

Saturday, July 18, 2009

Holga Four

A saxman keeps in the shade in Ybor during a Sunday afternoon performance.

More Holgas:

X Styles


Gulfport storefront along Beach Boulevard.

Monday, July 13, 2009

It's The Heat

Screenshot, St. Pete Times web site, July 13, 2009.

Wednesday, July 08, 2009

Staring Match

Development and Old Florida:
Condos and a marina's rusty boat shelter, on opposite sides of Gandy Boulevard.

Wednesday, July 01, 2009

St. Pete Commemorative Menu #2

Another commemorative menu, this time from the Wild Shrimp Company.
One time, too eager to haul away some shrimp po' boys, gumbo, and cornbread, I left my Blackberry at the order window. The good folks there found it, and called my father from my address book, not realizing they were calling all the way to Pennsylvania. Anyway, I got my phone back, and Dad got an unexpected chuckle. It's sad about the closing.

Also:

Saturday, June 20, 2009

Eyes

(Garage door, Gulfport)

Monday, June 15, 2009

Saw Palmetto


A saw palmetto tree along one of the walking trails at Weedon Island Preserve.


Sunday, June 07, 2009

Retro Buccaneer Advertisement


Here's the last of the mid-fifties ads I've been running. It's a pre-Football Bucs image of the Buccaneer. Has the appearance of the buccaneer image dropped off in local advertising since the arrival of the Bucs? And "Sleepy Lagoon Yacht Harbor"? What a name!

Monday, June 01, 2009

Grove Stand


Continuing with the series of mid-1950s ads, is this ad for a citrus grove. I am guessing that this gentleman, who owns a residential citrus tree care business, belongs to the family mentioned in the ad above. The link contains some early photos and is worth a click.

Friday, May 22, 2009

Resorts on the Gulf


Mid-1950s advertisement for beach resorts in Sarasota
and Longboat Key.

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Holga Three

A Holga image of the Gizella Kopsick Palm Arboretum in St. Petersburg.

Sunday, May 17, 2009

Florida Real Estate Past

This ad for Bayshore Gardens, located on the Tamiami Trail, is scanned from a playbill, circa 1956. The community appears to still be going strong and remains comparatively affordable.

Sunday, May 10, 2009

Damn...

...I sure miss being above the middle of Tampa Bay with a soft sunset light like this bouncing off the Gandy/Friendship Trail Bridges.

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Font Circus

Wall poster, Ybor City

Sunday, April 26, 2009

Pastry Goodness

Counter-clockwise, from top:
Raspberry Chocolate Ganache Truffle, Apple Turnover, Peach Cherry Cobbler.
Cafe Mozart, on 4th Street in St. Pete

Saturday, April 04, 2009


Looking skyward by way of the Robert L. Timberlake, Jr. Federal Building in downtown Tampa.





Sunday, March 29, 2009

Trash Bin

At one of those furtive, illicit-looking meeting spots in between the shoreline trees, next to the Shrimp Docks

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

(Shuffleboard Court, Pass-a-Grille)

Monday, March 16, 2009

Not the Harbour Island Side of the Channel

Near Sparkman Channel, next to the CSX tracks, by the dislodged crossing sign.


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Wednesday, March 11, 2009


Another one for the Stick Figures in Peril photo pool, this one in downtown Tampa.

Previously:

Friday, March 06, 2009

Dunedin Causeway

Friday


But, not good when the bottle opener almost drops into the garbage disposal!

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

On the Streets of Downtown Tampa

Street art around downtown...











Saturday, February 21, 2009

Demo & the Gleaming Skytowers

Downtown Tampa (behind Hattricks)

Sunday, February 15, 2009

Craft

The Craftsman House in St. Pete (not pictured: gazpacho, hummus wrap, and strawberry spinach salad).

Saturday, February 14, 2009

Main Street


At the intersection of Main Street and the Pinellas Trail in Dunedin.

Friday, January 30, 2009

AmSouth West

Looking west toward the AmSouth building in downtown Tampa at sunset.

Saturday, January 24, 2009

Some From 2008 That Didn't Make It

A no-flash shot of the old MFA in St. Pete, before the museum's new wing debuted.



Someone in downtown Tampa evidently didn't like the fact that they were ticketed, and made their displeasure known by depositing the offending item in this planter.





On this day last summer, I only had a phone camera available to shoot the three-story Hurricane Restaurant draped under this yellow-and-blue-striped termite tent.

Saturday, January 10, 2009

Cargo Load


Luggage loading on a cruise ship, docked at Channelside.
And a good illustration of why that purple luggage set was purchased in the first place.