St. Petersburg Pier

St. Petersburg Pier
East end of St. Petersburg Pier in July 2021
TypePleasure pier
SpansTampa Bay
LocaleSt. Petersburg, Florida,
United States
Official nameSt. Pete Pier
OwnerCity of St. Petersburg
Characteristics
History
DesignerASD Architects
Rogers Partners Architects+Urban Designers
Ken Smith
Opening date ()
Coordinates27°46′24″N 82°37′19″W / 27.77333°N 82.62194°W / 27.77333; -82.62194

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.

  1. ^ Ordonez, Sandra. "About the St. Pete Pier". About.com. Archived from the original on December 6, 2007. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
  2. ^ "The New York Times Travel Guide to St. Petersburg: Frommer's Review of The Pier". The New York Times. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
  3. ^ McClintock, Jack (September 9, 1973). "The Secret Power of Bill Harvard" (PDF). St. Petersburg Times. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
  4. ^ "As the new St. Pete Pier opens, a look back at piers of the past". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  5. ^ "I ate at all 5 restaurants at the new St. Pete Pier. Here's what to expect". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  6. ^ "Explore the Pier". The St. Pete Pier. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  7. ^ "Janet Echelman discusses her public art sculpture at the new St. Pete Pier". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  8. ^ Medrano, Kastalia (February 14, 2020). "Florida Is About to Unveil the Biggest Waterfront Playground In the Southeast". www.thrillist.com.