Former Dennis or McCarthy Hotel 326 First Ave North Saint Petersburg, Fl.

     The building was constructed in 1925.  It was built by Franklin Mason.  The architect was Harry F. Cunningham.  It is a steel frame masonry clad building.  The building style.was beaux artes.  It is 27,000 square feet.  There were 76 guest rooms.  It was listed in.the National Register of Historic Places.

     It now operates as the Williams Park Hotel.  It underwent an.extensive.renovation in 2010.

The Hotel Mason was located at 411 First Avenue North, Saint Petersburg, Florida.  It was owned by Franklin Mason. It opened in 1924. It was a red brick neoclassical building. It was multiple stories.  Construction costs were one and one half million dollars.  Unfortunately, it went bankrupt in 1926.

    The Gulf Hotel Company  and william Muir took over management of hotel.  The name was changed to the Princess Martha Hotel.  It operated for the next five decades.  During World War II, the hotel was a residence for recruit soldiers.   From 1976 to 1978, the First Baptist operated the hotel.  In 1989, the hotel underwent a 4 million dollar renovation.

     In 1978, the building underwent conversion to a senior community.

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Princess Martha Hotel

Green Bench Brewing Company

     This brewery was founded in 2013.  It is located at 1133 Baum Avenue. Its name refers to the green benches that dotted the sidewalks of downtown Saint Petersburg Fl.

Counter

     Its owners are Chris Johnson and Steve Duffy.  The brewery is known for its IPAs.  They have experimented with wood fermentation and various yeasts and bacterias

Inside

Outside Ordering

One of Beers

First United Methodist Church

     This is located at 212 3rd Street in Saint Petersburg, Fl.  It faces Williams Park.  It was built in 1925. The architects were James Baldwin and Charles Whitaker.  Building is Gothic Revival.

Same as above

     The building is red brick with cast ornamentation on all facades. Roof is a steeply pitched pseudomansard.  There is 144 feet belltower.  It originally housed a 10 bell Carolion which was increased to 15.

     All windows in the sanctuary are leaded glass manufactured by George Handy Payne Studios of Patterson New Jersey.  The sanctuary is typical gothic revival with pews laid out with seating facing the altar.

     The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 13, 1990

     The Tampa Zoo at Lowry Park is located at 1101 W. Sligh Avenue Tampa.  It is also known as Lowry Park Zoo or Lowry Park Zoological Gardens.   Its origin was a small animal exhibit at the University of Tampa in the 1930’s.

  In the 1950’s,  it moved to Lowry Park.  There were rides and other entertainment.  In 1987 to 1988, it was completely rebuilt and redesigned.  It was rebranded to the Tampa Zoo at Lowry Park in 2018

Entrance

     It is a non for profit zoo operated by Lowry Park Zoological Society.  This is also a non for profit.  The zoo is currently on a 63 acre site

Zoo Restaurant

Giraffe

Same as above

Elephants

Monkey

Shoebill Stork

Museum of History Saint Petersburg

     This is located at 335 2nd.Avenue Saint Petersburg, Fl. It is dedicated to local history.

     Its site was donated by the city of Saint Petersburg.  It was founded by Mary.Wheeler Eaton  in 1920.  It is the.oldest museum in Pinellas County.

    Notable items in its collection include pajamas owned by William Howard Taft,full sized replica of Benoist XIV Aircraft, and eye glasses owned by George Armstrong Custer.