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In February 1926, a causeway built by John Ringling connecting Lido Key & St. Armands Key would be built. [3] The Lido Beach Hotel that was 2 floors would be delivered by a barge in sections of the building in 1932. A casino would be proposed in 1936 as a way to improve the city's tourism by Roger Flory a member of the Sarasota chamber of congress.
Clearwater has frequently [when?] been ranked one of the best beaches in the United States. [2] [3] Its Sandpearl resort was named one of the best beach resorts in the U.S. [4] In January 2013, Clearwater Beach was awarded the designation of Florida's Best Beach Town by a USA Today reader poll ranking 10 Florida beach destinations. [5]
Siesta Beach Panorama illustrating the expansive width Roll-out mat aids walking. Siesta Beach (sometimes known as Siesta Key Beach) is a beach located on Siesta Key in the U.S. state of Florida. Unlike beaches elsewhere that are made up mostly of pulverized coral, Siesta Beach's sand is 99% quartz, most of which comes from the Appalachian ...
View North from Sand Key toward Clearwater Beach, Florida (2006) Sea oats at Sand Key Park Panorama view of Sand Key Park and County Road 183 from Clearwater Sand Key is a barrier island on Florida's Gulf Coast that stretches from Madeira Beach through Redington Beach, North Redington Beach, Redington Shores, Indian Shores, Indian Rocks Beach, Belleair Shore, and Belleair Beach into Clearwater.
The 2½ mile wooden toll bridge opened on June 12, 1913, providing a critical link to the newly established city of Miami Beach, formerly accessible only by a ferry service. While none of these islands were built, the foundation pillings for one of them can still be seen in Central Biscayne Bay between Di Lido Island and the Julia Tuttle Causeway.
Indian Rocks Beach, or IRB, is a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. Indian Rocks Beach is part of the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area. Located on the barrier island Sand Key, it has over two miles of beach along the Gulf of Mexico, with 26 public beach accesses. Tourism is its primary industry.
Clearwater Evening Sun newspaper begins publication. [16] Tampa and Gulf Coast Railroad begins operating. [13] 1915 – City of Clearwater incorporated. [17] 1916 – Public library and bridge to Clearwater Beach built. [14] 1918 – Pinellas County Courthouse built. [13] 1920 – Population: 2,427. 1921 – Capitol Theatre in business. [18]
Architect Paul Rudolph was approached by entrepreneur Philip Hanson Hiss III in 1952 to design a prototype home that would serve as a model for his Lido Shores real estate development, located on a small sand-covered spit of land between St. Armands Key and Longboat Key. Hiss was an enthusiastic supporter of mid-century modern architecture.