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[4] [6] The theater was donated to the City of Pensacola who, with the combined efforts of the University of West Florida, worked to restore her to her original majestic structure. [4] [5] [7] In 1981, [6] her first grand re-opening took place alongside a performance by "The Duke Ellington Orchestra," [7] a well renowned jazz ensemble.
The Palafox Historic District (NR 14001085) comprises 129 properties in Pensacola, Florida.The district includes 100 contributing buildings, 28 non-contributing buildings, and 1 non-contributing site (Martin Luther King, Jr. Plaza – due to age of site at time of the nomination).
The Pensacola Pelican Drop is the New Year's Eve Celebration that takes place in Palafox Place. The first dropping of the pelican happened December 31, 2008 as announced in the Pensacola News Journal. The Celebration is held with the dropping of a 12 foot tall, 2 1/2 ton aluminum Pelican wrapped with 2,000 lights.
Municipal Wharf: Pensacola: Also known as the Virginia. [6] Sank on August 10, 1977. 2: Pensacola Athletic Club: April 16, 1975 (#75000552) October 10, 1990: SW corner of Baylen and Belmont Sts. Pensacola: Also known as Rafford Hall. Destroyed by arsonist in 1990. [6] 3: San Carlos Hotel: San Carlos Hotel: January 20, 1982 (#82002374) February ...
6.51: 10.48: Theo Baars Bridge over Gulf Intracoastal Waterway 6.956: 11.195: CR 292A east (Gulf Beach Highway) / Innerarity Point Road – Naval Aviation Museum 9.022: 14.520: CR 293 (Bauer Road) – Big Lagoon State Park 12.030: 19.360: SR 173 (Blue Angel Parkway) – Pensacola Lighthouse, truck route to NAS Pensacola, Airport: Pleasant Grove ...
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The central obelisk is a memorial to railroad baron and mayor of Pensacola William Dudley Chipley. The plaza forms part of a street plan laid out in 1765, when Pensacola was the capital of the British colony of West Florida. Originally the central park of that plan was somewhat larger, but significant portions were subdivided and sold off in ...
This is a list of neighborhoods and districts in Pensacola, Florida. Pensacola is divided into 16 separate districts and almost 100 separate neighborhoods. Downtown Pensacola(1)