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Shark Exhibit Venice Florida

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1 Megalodon Shark at Gazebo Centennial Park Venice, Fl

     As a celebration of its 20th anniversary, the Gulf Coast Community Foundation developed a permanent interactive public art installation.

2 Tiger Shark 110 Nokomis Ave Michael Saunders and Co.

     This exhibit consisted of 10 bronze 10 inch bronze sculptures. Each of these were one of native shark species both living and prehistoric.  These are located throughout the Venice downtown area.  The sculptures were created by artists at Sarasota Bronzart Foundry.

Clues to location of the sharks

3 Not here

   

Lemon Shark 4 238 Tampa Ave

Bull Shark 5. 310 W. Venice Avenue Four thought Private Wealth

Sandbar Shark 6. 303 W. Venice Avenue

Hammerhead Shark 7. 237 West Venice Ave

Nurse Shark 8. 312 Miami Ave W First Baptist Church

Bonnet Head Shark 9. Intersection Miami Ave W., Ponce De Leon and Nokomis

Black Tip Shark 10 141 W. Venice Ave Sun Bug Boutique

241 Harbor Drive S Venice, Fl Blalock House

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Blalock House

     The Blalock House is one of the original medium sized houses built in 1926 in Venice, Fl.  It was built by the union the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.

     The house has areas of one story and 2 story. The exterior is stucco.  The roof is tile.  The style is Mediterranean Revival.

Blalock House

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Blalock House

Blalock House

Blalock House

Garage Blalock House Garage

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Blalock House

Venice, Florida 4 Pocket Parks

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Nolan Green Milan Terra Cotta Marker

Venice Florida has four pocket parks:  Milan Nolen Greens, Granada Nolen Greens, Harbor Nolen Greens and Madrid Nolen Greens.  These parks are hidden away on small plots of land between and behind buildings.  Each park is distinctive.

The access to each of the pocket parks is on terra cotta posts

Entry to Nolan Green Milan between buildings

Sign Nolen Green Milan

Picnic Table Nolen  Green Milan

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Harbor Nolen Green

Terra Cotta colored marker of access to the park

Harbor Nolen Green

Harbor Nolen Green

Harbor Nolen Green

Entrance

Picnic Tables

Granada Nolen Green

Entrance Nolen Granada Green

Granada Nolen Green

Bench Granada Nolen Green

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Signage Nolen Green Granada

Terra Cotta colored Marker Nolen Green Madrid

Signage Nolen Green Madrid

Nolen Green Madrid

Nolen Green Madrid

Lockwood Viaduct

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Lockwood Viaduct

     The Lockwood Viaduct is a stone built railway.  It straddles the River Holme, the B6108 and the A616.  It is located in the village of Lockwood near Huddersfield in West Yorkshire.  It was built between 1846 and 1848 by the Huddersfield and Sheffield Junction Railway. It opened in 1850.  The design was by John Hankshaw. It was built Miller Blackie and Shortridge.      The viaduct consists of 32 stone arches.  It was built at a cost of 3,000 pounds. It was built for two tracks, but only one is used.

Lockwood Viaduct