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On September 15, 2003, the area was expanded to include an area bounded by Pass-a-Grille Way, 1st Avenue, Gulf Way, Sunset Way, and 32nd Avenue. The new area contained contains 354 more historic buildings. The Gulf Beaches Historical Museum is a museum of local history that is located in the district in the former Pass-a-Grille Community Church.
Pass-a-Grille is a small beach neighborhood and former town at the south end of St. Pete Beach in Pinellas County, Florida. The community includes the Pass-a-Grille Historic District , Gulf Beaches Historical Museum , and Pass-A-Grille Beach. [ 1 ]
1886 First house on Passe-a-Grille Island built. [4]: 46 1887 Tarpon Springs became the first incorporated city on the peninsula. [3]: 4 1888 St. Petersburg, Florida platted, named in honor of St. Petersburg, Russia, the hometown of Orange Belt Railway owner Peter Demens. Orange Belt Railway reaches Tarpon Springs in January and St. Petersburg ...
This is not yet the story of historic Pass-a-Grille. At the southern tip of Pinellas ... It’s the age-old coastal Pinellas County tale. Beaches drive tourism and development. Real estate changes ...
St. Pete Beach (formerly called St. Petersburg Beach) is a coastal city in Pinellas County, Florida.Known as a tourist destination, St. Pete Beach was formed from the towns of Pass-a-Grille, Belle Vista, St. Petersburg Beach, and unincorporated Pinellas County.
PASS-A-GRILLE — The stench of dead fish pierced nostrils, but Jim LeBlanc stood with his tote bag, ready to do his duty. He does it nearly every night at sunset and has for more than eight years.
In 1924, Thomas Rowe purchased 80 acres (320,000 m 2) of land in St. Petersburg and Pass-a-Grille for $100,000 to begin his dream of building a "pink castle". He hired architect Henry Dupont to design the hotel and Carlton Beard as contractor.
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