No Comments// Posted in Arts and Culture, DBA Members by Lisa on 07.29.09.
The St. Petersburg Downtown Partnership (formed in 1962 as St. Petersburg Progress, Inc.) is a business-supported, non-profit 501 (c) 6 organization with a purpose to promote business growth and redevelopment in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida. To date, downtown has achieved over $1 billion in redevelopment investment – office buildings, retail, entertainment, hotels, cultural institutions, a [...]
No Comments// Posted in Arts and Culture, DBA Members, Restaurants and Bars, Retail by Lisa on 07.28.09.
The world famous Million Dollar Pier lived up to its legacy when it opened in 1926. The Mediterranean-revival casino style building featured a central atrium, an open-air ballroom with terrazzo floors on the rooftop and an observation deck costing $998,279.18. The Pier remained popular in the years to come as a gathering place for card [...]
No Comments// Posted in Arts and Culture, DBA Members by Lisa on 07.26.09.
Florida Craftsmen, Inc. is Florida’s only state-wide nonprofit organization exclusively dedicated to Florida’s fine craft and design. The 2,000 sf retail store located at 501 Central Avenue, in the center of St. Petersburg’s Cultural District, represents over 250 of the state’s finest artists working in glass, wood, fiber, ceramics, metals, and paper. In addition, [...]
