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Holga Four

2009-07-18T18:16:00.000-07:00

A saxman keeps in the shade in Ybor during a Sunday afternoon performance.

More Holgas:

X Styles

2009-07-18T18:09:00.000-07:00

Gulfport storefront along Beach Boulevard.

More Gulfport:

It's The Heat

2009-07-13T20:47:00.000-07:00

Screenshot, St. Pete Times web site, July 13, 2009.

Staring Match

2009-07-08T15:29:00.001-07:00

Development and Old Florida:

Condos and a marina's rusty boat shelter, on opposite sides of Gandy Boulevard.

St. Pete Commemorative Menu #2

2009-07-01T18:38:00.001-07:00

Another commemorative menu, this time from the Wild Shrimp Company.
One time, too eager to haul away some shrimp po' boys, gumbo, and cornbread, I left my Blackberry at the order window. The good folks there found it, and called my father from my address book, not realizing they were calling all the way to Pennsylvania. Anyway, I got my phone back, and Dad got an unexpected chuckle. It's sad about the closing.

Also:

Memorial Menu for The Kitchen
Gumbo Republic

Eyes

2009-06-20T19:08:00.001-07:00

(Garage door, Gulfport)

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Saw Palmetto

2009-06-15T19:13:00.000-07:00

A saw palmetto tree along one of the walking trails at Weedon Island Preserve.

Retro Buccaneer Advertisement

2009-06-07T18:34:00.000-07:00

Here's the last of the mid-fifties ads I've been running. It's a pre-Football Bucs image of the Buccaneer. Has the appearance of the buccaneer image dropped off in local advertising since the arrival of the Bucs? And "Sleepy Lagoon Yacht Harbor"? What a name!

Grove Stand

2009-06-01T19:55:00.000-07:00

Continuing with the series of mid-1950s ads, is this ad for a citrus grove. I am guessing that this gentleman, who owns a residential citrus tree care business, belongs to the family mentioned in the ad above. The link contains some early photos and is worth a click.

Resorts on the Gulf

2009-05-22T17:02:00.000-07:00

Mid-1950s advertisement for beach resorts in Sarasota
and Longboat Key.

Holga Three

2009-05-20T18:22:00.000-07:00

A Holga image of the Gizella Kopsick Palm Arboretum in St. Petersburg.

Also:

Holga Two

Holga One

Florida Real Estate Past

2009-05-17T16:43:00.001-07:00

This ad for Bayshore Gardens, located on the Tamiami Trail, is scanned from a playbill, circa 1956. The community appears to still be going strong and remains comparatively affordable.

Damn...

2009-05-10T13:20:00.000-07:00

...I sure miss being above the middle of Tampa Bay with a soft sunset light like this bouncing off the Gandy/Friendship Trail Bridges.

Font Circus

2009-04-28T20:00:00.000-07:00

Wall poster, Ybor City

Pastry Goodness

2009-04-26T20:07:00.000-07:00

Counter-clockwise, from top:
Raspberry Chocolate Ganache Truffle, Apple Turnover, Peach Cherry Cobbler.

Cafe Mozart, on 4th Street in St. Pete

2009-04-04T19:46:00.000-07:00

Looking skyward by way of the Robert L. Timberlake, Jr. Federal Building in downtown Tampa.

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Trash Bin

2009-03-29T10:24:00.000-07:00

At one of those furtive, illicit-looking meeting spots in between the shoreline trees, next to the Shrimp Docks

2009-03-24T18:27:00.000-07:00

(Shuffleboard Court, Pass-a-Grille)

Not the Harbour Island Side of the Channel

2009-03-16T17:54:00.000-07:00

Near Sparkman Channel, next to the CSX tracks, by the dislodged crossing sign.

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2009-03-11T18:24:00.001-07:00

Another one for the Stick Figures in Peril photo pool, this one in downtown Tampa.

Previously:

Spanish Point SFiP (last in post).

Dunedin Causeway

2009-03-06T18:23:00.000-08:00

Friday

2009-03-06T18:05:00.000-08:00

But, not good when the bottle opener almost drops into the garbage disposal!

On the Streets of Downtown Tampa

2009-02-25T20:03:00.001-08:00

Street art around downtown...

Demo & the Gleaming Skytowers

2009-02-21T16:46:00.000-08:00

Downtown Tampa (behind Hattricks)

Craft

2009-02-15T07:15:00.000-08:00

The Craftsman House in St. Pete (not pictured: gazpacho, hummus wrap, and strawberry spinach salad).