Revisiting Our Favorite Sites

The first week we were in Florida it was rather cool, much as we would have liked to have some beach time, that just did not sound good given the weather.  And that was all right, as there were other places which we wanted to return to visit, as central St.Petersburg.  A couple of years ago I had written about this older area of St.Petersburg and showed some of the murals which can be seen on the outside walls of many of the buildings.  The one which caught my eye is pictured below, it is the title of a song which my mom kept singing even in her last days when her memory had faded.

One other eye-catching and most colorful mural is pictured below.

While we were in this part of St.Petersburg we did have to visit the largest used and new bookstore in Florida, which is Haslams.  It is possible to fritter away many hours wandering around here!

One sad note here, and that is the changes which are taking place in this area of St.Petersburg.  Pictured above is a very large building being constructed, part of it use to be the Union Trust building.  The older part has been refurbished, and then it has been added to with plans for the ground floor  to be used for retail.  I can only guess that the rest will be used for high-rise apartments.  Certainly that will change the ambiance of the city around it!