Tourist Attractions
Sunbathers lounge on Spa Beach. Million Dollar Pier in background. c. 1930.
Bathers on St. Pete Beach. 24 February 1915.
Sunbathers in the Solarium at the Spa on Spa Beach. c. 1933
Men on donkeys playing baseball at waterfront park. c. 1942
Blimp RELIANCE over Spa Beach, Vinoy Park Hotel in background. c. 1932
Two young women exiting the Solarium. The Solarium opened for sunbathers in 1930.
Swimmers at Spa Beach with the Million Dollar Pier in background. c. 1930
Three women in bathing suits pose with seagulls for a beach promotion. c. 1940.
Woman poses in a bathing suit with parasol, while on the beach, possibly in Gulfport. c. 1930.
Entrance to Fountain of Youth at foot of Tomlinson’s pier, looking east. c. 1910
MGM’s Bounty docked behind the Museum of History. c.1970.
Known as the Finest Dance Hall in the South, the Coliseum opened in 1924, c. 1925.
Bill Carpenter’s Royal Palm Gift and Alligator Shop, located on Central Avenue. c. 1912
Andrew Hardee Baker poses at his Alligator Farm, located at 3601 6th St S. The Alligator Farm was the first roadside attraction in St. Pete when it opened in 1918. c. 1925
Women pose on the well at the Rolyat Hotel for publicity photo. c. 1928.
Fantasy” card showing a man at the Railroad Pier having harnessed up sharks to pull his boat. “Off for Cuba”. c. 1900.
Fireworks over the MGM Bounty during the 1973 Festival of States.
Women in swimsuits dance on beach for a promotional photo. c. 1930.
Northwest corner view of Webb’s City. c. 1960.
Webb’s City with cars out front. c. 1942.
Tourist Girls Club at St. Pete Beach. c. 1920.
Fountain of Youth, with the Bayfront Center in the background, St. Petersburg, Florida. Date range of this photo is estimated to be between 1965-1970, based on the opening date of the Bayfront Center, March 1965, and how the photo has aged.
Reflective pools of light and water, dense tropical foliage, and the early morning solitude all lend to the enjoyment of a stroll through St. Pete’s World-Famous Sunken Gardens.
MGM’s Bounty sailing under Skyway bridge, surrunded by a flotilla of boats, enroute to St. Petersburg Pier.
Night view of MGM’s Bounty, moored at the pier in St. Petersburg Florida.(3 Copies)
A virtual paradise of birds and flowers, beautiful and spectacular Sunken Gardens located on 4th Street North.
The original iconic Sunken Gardens sign at nighttime.