Hotel, motel, Holiday Inn

Vintage Postcard depicting 4 classic St Pete hotels: The Vinoy, Soreno, Princess Martha and Don CeSar, which, technically, is in St. Pete Beach.

Three remain; in 1992 the Soreno was demolished for the motion picture Lethal Weapon 3 starring Mel Gibson; it is the building seen exploding after the closing credits – perhaps a degrading end to a structure that contributed so much to the growth of St. Petersburg.

Come on in

We've got plenty of room. St Pete Beach.

The Vinoy

Built in 1925 and still beautiful. Read its history here.

Sea Chest

I believe the Sea Chest has been around since the late 1950s. Rates here.

Rode Apartments

Seen in Treasure Island. Cool font on the sign !

Arvilla Motel

The "Arvilla" portion of the sign dates to the early 1950s.

Summer fun

Just another Treasure Island vintage motel.