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The city of St. Petersburg, Florida is currently a member in the Sister Cities International group that was created in 1956. [268] Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan (since 1961) [269] Isla Mujeres, Quintana Roo, Mexico (since 2016) [270] Every year, the city of St Pete sponsors three high school students to do a summer exchange with Takamatsu, Japan.
The Aquatarium opened in 1964, with its main attraction being shows featuring trained dolphins, sea lions, and pilot whales. [1] Shows were staged under a 160-foot, golden geodesic dome, which sheltered the audience as they were seated around the world's largest circular marine tank [2] (100 feet in diameter, 25 feet deep, containing 1.244 million gallons of seawater). [3]
In 1968 the Friends of the St. Pete Beach Public Library was formed raising over $26,000 for a new library building. [30] On July 7, 1969 the St. Pete Beach Library opened an 8,200 square foot building by architect Glenn Q. Johnson at 365 73rd Avenue. [29] The building was partially refurbished in 1995, and underwent a major renovation in 2020 ...
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John Gomez was one on the first to use Pass-a-Grille Beach as a vacation area, inviting travelers from St. Petersburg and Tampa to stay at his resort-like structure as early as 1857. Some of the first major businessmen in the area were Roy S. Hanna and Selwyn Morey, who began developing plots of land for homes and lodgings at Pass-a-Grille ...
The Don CeSar is a hotel located in St. Pete Beach, Florida.Developed by Thomas Rowe and opened in 1928, it gained renown as the Gulf playground for America's pampered rich at the height of the Jazz Age.
The Kenwood Historic District (also known as Historic Kenwood) is a district located in St. Petersburg, Florida U.S.A. It was designated on August 4, 2003, and is located immediately west of downtown, bounded by 9th Avenue North, 1st Avenue North, 19th Street North (adjacent to I-275) and 34th Street North.
Skyline of downtown St. Petersburg from the former St. Petersburg Pier in 2009. St. Petersburg is the fifth largest city in Florida with a population of 258,308 as of 2020. As of 2024, the city is home to 64 completed high-rises, out of which 8 are over 100 metres (330 ft) tall. [1]