Showing posts with label Fenway. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fenway. Show all posts

Sunday, May 4, 2008

Dunedin, Florida: Fenway History: Schiller International University

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Dunedin, Florida: Fenway History: Schiller International University Somewhere in the long and storied history of the Fenway Hotel, it was once occupied by one campus of the Schiller International University. The University has since moved on, or closed down, I don't know which. If you've been here before you might have read a little bit about the Fenway being restored.

But when it was Schiller International University, they painted some neat murals on the walls of some of the classroom buildings toward the back of the property. I happened to snap some of those murals one day when I was invited onto the property to take pictures. Pretty neat stuff, don't you think?
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Saturday, April 26, 2008

Dunedin, Florida: Hammock Park Trail Lunchtime Hike

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Dunedin, Florida: Hammock Park Trail Lunchtime Hike Here is a little bit more of what Dunedin probably looked like before all the houses were built and streets paved. In fact, this might be what a lot of it still looked like when the Fenway Hotel opened, in 1925! Yesterday, we first started on the Vivian Skinner Grant Trail N. But that is a large, wide open trail, and we are looking for something more intimate, a trail that will get us closer to nature.

So we take a sharp right turn, and start on a much smaller trail. The map is a little confusing. We are on either the Oak Trail W. or the Cline Trail. Either way, it is smaller, more quiet, and takes us deep into the woods (for just a little while). This picture makes me think of Robinson Crusoe. What do you think?
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Friday, April 18, 2008

Dunedin, Florida: Fenway Hotel On The Bay Sipping Sunset Event 4

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Dunedin, Florida: Fenway Hotel On The Bay Sipping Sunset Event 4 Did I mention the whole golf thing going on? It was the neatest thing. They had this mini driving range net setup, and the man in the knickers was cracking the stuffing out of those golf balls with oak handled clubs! How cool! Look beyond the action and you will see how close the hotel is to the water. The golf demonstration was setup right out on the front lawn.

Although I did not get the name of the Roaring Twenties Golfer, I did get to meet the man watching him. That is Devin Marks, Director of Reclaiming Our Heritage. It's a rather interesting organization, which developed the Florida Heritage Celebration, as I understand it. Click the names for more information.
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If you would like to see more of this area, check out Clearwater Beach Daily Photo, and Clearwater Daily Photo. If you enjoy photography, check out my photography blog. Thanks for coming today, I hope you enjoyed your mini-vacation to Dunedin, Florida!

Thursday, April 17, 2008

Dunedin, Florida: Fenway Hotel On The Bay Sipping Sunset Event 3

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Dunedin, Florida: Fenway Hotel On The Bay Sipping Sunset Event 3 It was such a glamorous evening! Did I mention the FLAPPERS? Yowza, what a showing. These two beautiful ladies certainly lit the place up, I can tell you. I just love their costumes! It seemed like the only thing missing was a lineup of antique cars, discharging carloads of Flappers at the front steps.

The Fenway is a beautiful old landmark hotel, right on Edgewater Dr., with stunning views of the bay beyond. It has been bought by a local man who wants to restore it to its former glory. Certainly it looks much better from the front, already! If you'd like to read about owning a piece of the historic Fenway Hotel landmark, click here.
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If you would like to see more of this area, check out Clearwater Beach Daily Photo, and Clearwater Daily Photo. If you enjoy photography, check out my photography blog. Thanks for coming today, I hope you enjoyed your mini-vacation to Dunedin, Florida!

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Dunedin, Florida: Fenway Hotel On The Bay Sipping Sunset Event 2

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Dunedin, Florida: Fenway Hotel On The Bay Sipping Sunset Event 2 This was the scene at the Fenway Hotel on Edgewater Dr. Monday evening. Quite an interesting party they had, with all sorts of Who's Who types. What fun! It was so cool to see the folks that dressed in period costume of the Roaring Twenties, Flappers and all!

I especially enjoyed getting a bit of a look at the interior of the Fenway's lobby. Amazing to imagine the guests coming and going through these same halls and lobby so many years ago. One would think it would be fantastic to have it restored and re-opened!
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If you would like to see more of this area, check out Clearwater Beach Daily Photo, and Clearwater Daily Photo. If you enjoy photography, check out my photography blog. Thanks for coming today, I hope you enjoyed your mini-vacation to Dunedin, Florida!

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Dunedin, Florida: Fenway Hotel On The Bay Sipping Sunset Event

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Dunedin, Florida: Fenway Hotel On The Bay Sipping Sunset Event The Fenway, revisited. There was a cocktail party of sorts this evening. At the Fenway Hotel (The Fenway On The Bay), people interested in the preservation of local history and local landmarks gathered to meet and greet each other, and talk about the potential beauty of this grand old hotel. What a splendid evening. And what splendid goings on, and splendid pictures.

You simply must come back tomorrow to see more! There were numerous people in period costume, including a 'right smart chap' giving a golf ball a hard time! It's a beautiful place, and I hope I can show you some images that do it justice. Please, come back tomorrow and let me know.

If you'd like to read more about the Save The Fenway efforts, click here. If you'd like to read about owning a piece of the historic Fenway Hotel landmark, click here.
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If you would like to see more of this area, check out Clearwater Beach Daily Photo, and Clearwater Daily Photo. If you enjoy photography, check out my photography blog. Thanks for coming today, I hope you enjoyed your mini-vacation to Dunedin, Florida!

Thursday, March 6, 2008

Dunedin, Florida: Happy Florida-Style Dumpster

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Dunedin, Florida: Happy Florida-Style Dumpster I can't say that all the dumpsters in Downtown Dunedin are this stylish, but I like the look of this one. Sure, dumpsters are generally dirty and ugly (unless you are making a million dollars with them), but I think it's great fun to see the life someone painted into this one. What do they look like in your town?

By the way, this weekend: Historic Homes Tour on Saturday, March 8, from 11AM to 4PM. Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 day of. Includes the Fenway and the Dunedin Grand among others. Call the Dunedin Historical Society Museum for details; (727)736-1176.
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If you would like to see more of this area, check out Clearwater Beach Daily Photo, and Clearwater Daily Photo. If you enjoy photography, check out my photography blog. Thanks for coming today, I hope you enjoyed your mini-vacation to Dunedin, Florida!

Monday, November 26, 2007

Dunedin Florida - The Fenway On The Bay

This is the Fenway On The Bay resort hotel. It is located in Dunedin, Florida, on Edgewater Drive, where I showed you this home, and that home. It opened in 1925, and is now the subject of a campaign to save it. See the photo below. You can check out the Save The Fenway website here.

This photograph was taken right at sunset, so the building's sunset color was accentuated even further. It is a beautiful old part of Dunedin's history. In fact, as you will read on the Save The Fenway website, the first ever radio broadcast in Pinellas County (that's where we are), was broadcast from the Fenway during opening ceremonies! It's cool stuff, complete with lots of photos. Check it out.

A picture of the sign that alerted me to the campaign, and a second photo of the Fenway, with less 'sunset' on it.
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