Tampa, Port City

Ship anchor and the downtown Tampa skyline in the background.

Real Estate 2007

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

El Toro Negro

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

Port View

Channelside, from the parking garage.

Port Authority

The Florida Aquarium with a Carnival cruise liner docked behind.

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

Plant Park, Tampa

Perch

Two egrets perched on the boardwalk rail at Weedon Island.

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:

• Found Photo, No. 11
  

• Found Photo, No. 10

• Found Photo, No. 9

• Found Photo, No. 8

UT

University of Tampa, color-saturated.

Also, more UT-related posts:

• Pre-UT
• Lights on Tampa
  

Holga Four

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

More Holgas:

• Three
• Two
• One
  

X Styles

Gulfport storefront along Beach Boulevard.

More Gulfport:

• Pagodas
• Sidewalk Geckos
  

It's The Heat

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

Staring Match

Development and Old Florida:

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

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:

• Memorial Menu for The Kitchen
• Gumbo Republic
  

Eyes

(Garage door, Gulfport)

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Saw Palmetto

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

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!