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Downtown - 1

Nancy finally got over her cold from the Illinois trip so, with fresh vigor, we decided to just take in downtown St. Pete on a hot October Saturday. After 10 days of being cooped up it was nice to get out.





This building has ornate painted cornices. As it is with many older buildings here, it also has a Spanish flair about them as well.

This is an apartment building that would be really nice to sit on the front balcony and people-watch. I have no idea what the monthly rate is but I'm sure a former county employee couldn't handle it.


This is one of those quintessential Floridian type towers that are brightly colored with tiles and have that adobe look.




It was celebration week after the Rays clinched a playoff berth. The scandal is the woeful attendance figures for the best or second-best team in baseball. The experts claim the regional recession is the blame. But in fairness, the Rays have never drawn big crowds.

Looks like someone slept here last night.


There are a whole line of these little baseball factoids in downtown St. Pete. This one says that in 1925 a gator chased Yankees great Babe Ruth off the field.

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