 East end of St. Petersburg Pier in July 2021 | |
| Type | Pleasure pier |
|---|---|
| Spans | Tampa Bay |
| Locale | St. Petersburg, Florida, United States |
| Official name | St. Pete Pier |
| Owner | City of St. Petersburg |
| Characteristics | |
| History | |
| Designer | ASD Architects Rogers Partners Architects+Urban Designers Ken Smith |
| Opening date | |
| Coordinates | 27°46′24″N 82°37′19″W / 27.77333°N 82.62194°W |
The St. Petersburg Pier, officially known as the St. Pete Pier, is a landmark pleasure pier extending into Tampa Bay from downtown St. Petersburg, Florida, United States.
Several structures have successively occupied the site, most recently, the third owned by the city, a five-story inverted pyramid-shaped building[1][2] designed by St. Petersburg architect William B. Harvard, Sr.[3] That Inverted Pyramid Pier was closed in 2013, and the new 26-acre Pier District opened on July 6, 2020.[4] The $92 million project includes five restaurants,[5] a playground, an environmental education center, and numerous artworks including work by Xenobia Bailey, Nathan Mabry, Nick Ervinck,[6] and a large sculpture entitled Bending Arc by Janet Echelman.[7] Its opening was scheduled for May 30, 2020,[8] but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Florida.
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- ^ "The New York Times Travel Guide to St. Petersburg: Frommer's Review of The Pier". The New York Times. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
- ^ McClintock, Jack (September 9, 1973). "The Secret Power of Bill Harvard" (PDF). St. Petersburg Times. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
- ^ "As the new St. Pete Pier opens, a look back at piers of the past". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
- ^ "I ate at all 5 restaurants at the new St. Pete Pier. Here's what to expect". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
- ^ "Explore the Pier". The St. Pete Pier. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
- ^ "Janet Echelman discusses her public art sculpture at the new St. Pete Pier". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
- ^ Medrano, Kastalia (February 14, 2020). "Florida Is About to Unveil the Biggest Waterfront Playground In the Southeast". www.thrillist.com.