Trains, Trolleys, and Travel
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Seaboard Coast Line train, a diesel engine, on the Cross Bayou trestle at Bay Pines. c. 1965
Orange Belt Railroad engine No. 7, tender, and baggage car. Detroit Hotel and other buildings on Central Ave. in background. Probably 1890. RA dates 1893; RWA dates 1890 and refers to train as 'Shoo-Fly Special.'.
First Gandy Bridge span connecting Tampa and St. Petersburg across Tampa Bay. c. 1925. Bridge opened November 20, 1924.
Big Bayou trolley car #56, along the track at 5th St S. c. 1940.
Municipal Railway trolley, car #45, decorated for Christmas. Background appears to be at the car barns. c. 1939
Trolley on 5th St S between 1st Ave S & Central Ave. Florida Power building in background. c. 1940
Party boat with people showing off their fish catches. c. 1935
Central Avenue at night, at 3rd St, looking west. c. 1945
ACL steam locomotive #422 crossing Central. Looking east at the 1300 Block of Central. c. 1948.
ACL train passing down 1st Ave S, crossing 5th St S. Webb's City far background. c. 1948
Double-span of the original Sunshine Skyway Bridge. c. 1971
Andy Baker, owner of the alligator farm, and his sightseeing bus on Central Ave. c. 1920
Original double-span of the Skyway Bridge, with new span on the right. c. 1987
Half-open trolley, car #21, of the St. Petersburg &Gulf Railway. c. 1914
Original span of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge. c. 1956
Original double-span of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge. c. 1971
Original double-span of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge. c. 1971
Popular sight-seeing steamer, FAVORITE. c. 1907
Barnabus Williams and grand children on Harley motorcycle, on 2nd Av N. Williams commuted daily from Tarpon Springs. c. 1929
Maury(?) Thayer in a horse-drawn wagon, in front of Williams(?) House, 9th St N at 10th Av. c. 1900.
Trolley car #45 decorated for Christmas. c. 1940
Southern Ocean Racing Conference (SORC) St. Petersburg-to-Ft. Lauderdale Race boats 'Destination' and 'Arieto' passing under Sunshine Skyway. c. 1977
Tourist Girls Club at St. Pete Beach. c. 1920.
Arrival of the train to Henry Plant's Belleview Biltmore Hotel in Belleair. Note this is before hotel was painted white. c. 1897
ACL Depot, which was once located on the corner of 1st Ave S and 3rd St. Service was terminated here in 1963. c. 1945
Steam engine No. 426 at ACL depot. c. 1945
The Orange Belt Railway depot, which once stood at the corner of 1st Ave S and 2rd St. A narrow gauge engine is to the left of the platform, and the end of a boxcar is visible to the right. Four men and a boy stand on the platform. Orange Belt Investment Company office is in the background. c. 1889
A large crowd meets train No. 74 at the ACL depot on April 6, 1938.
Peter Demens and his daughters pose next to Orange Belt Railway (OBRY) Locomotive No. 10. Note the OBRY logo on the train. c. 1888.