540 Riviera Street Venice, Fl. In the Venezia Park Neighborhood

    This is a two story single family home.  It was built in 1926. There are 4 bedrooms and 3 baths.   The exterior is stucco.There is a red tile roof.  The building  is 2544 square feet.

     There is a balconet at  the second floor bed room.

     There is an apartment over the garage likely added at a later date

     There is an outdoor pool likely added at a later date.

2 Story Yellow Stucco Family Home with Red Tile Roof

Same as above

Same as above

Pool Area and Apartment Over Garage

616 Valencia Dr.  

  This is a Mid century modern Beach house built in 1953.  It was also known as the Hudson House.The architects were Ralph Twitchell and his partner  Jack West(Sarasota School of architecture.) It was constructed as Ocala block.

    It is 3 bedrooms and 2 baths.  It is 2104 square feet.

Hudson House

Hudson House

Hudson House

Lido Beach Casino

Signage Lido Beach Casino

     The Lido Beach Casino was located on 2 acres of property on the beach formerly owned by John Ringling.   There was 1300 feet of beach front.

     It was built as a WPA project. The commission went to Ralph Twitch all (of the Sarasota School of Architecture). The project was finished in 1940.  The building style was art deco.

    It had a ballroom, swimming pool with a high dive. It featured concrete sea horses, glass blocks and murals of tropical scenes

     Due to deterioration of the buildong. It was demolished in 1969.

Mural Lido Beach Casino