St Petersburg Pier

Nice area to spend a hour or to, little restaurants to eat and have a drink at. Watch the boats pass by. Enjoy the beautiful breeze. Or maybe check out the a museum or watch the small airplanes take off.

It’s a shame, a waste really. To see how far the Pier has degenerated. I was a child when the inverted pyramid sculpture opened, and a teen when I could actually go down to St. Pete and enjoy what it had to offer. It was a favorite spot of mine to come and see the sunset, to watch planes take off and to flirt.
The habadashery, the aquarium, the magic shop, they were all great places to hang out when my friends and I were down in the southern reaches of my «area», and of course, the pier had it’s own mystique.
Now she’s nothing but an empty skeleton. A long walk — that while nice, in good weather, that is disintegrating due to weather and wear. The building stands in it’s 1980’s paint scheme. A ziggurat of time passed, waiting to take it’s final sleep. People come out and fish from the sides, or walk it’s expanse, but the stink of porta-​potties on a hot day is… well, rather revolting.
I’ll be sad when she goes, this bastion of memories, but until then, she stands, guarding the coastline. A hearald of the sunset and sunrise, marking the passage of time.

The St. Petersburg Pier, known locally as The Pier, is a landmark and tourist destination extending into Tampa Bay from downtown St. Petersburg, Florida. The Pier features a five-​story inverted pyramid-​shaped building. The building and Pier is currently closed to vehicle traffic while the City decides what to do with the Pier. Meanwhile it is a great place to run in the morning and see the sunrise. Watch out for those dam pelicans :)