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Downtown business section with Princess Martha Hotel, St. Petersburg, FL, circa 1940

Subjects
Commercial BuildingsHotels & InnsPost OfficesStreet Scenes
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1940 (Linen)
Front of Downtown business section with Princess Martha Hotel, St. Petersburg, FL, circa 1940, FL, USA, c. 1940 linen postcard
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Back of Downtown business section with Princess Martha Hotel, St. Petersburg, FL, circa 1940, FL, USA, c. 1940 linen postcard
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A bird's-eye view of a downtown St. Petersburg corner, with a tall white commercial building topped by a tower and blue awnings at street level. The red-brick Princess Martha Hotel stands at right, and the surrounding block includes the Suwannee Hotel, the Walgreen Building, a Kress 5-10-25 store, and the Post Office. St. Petersburg called itself "The Sunshine City" in the 1920s as it became a winter resort, and the Princess Martha, opened in 1924, was one of the city's grand hotels from the Florida land-boom years.

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PublisherWebb's
Downtown, St. Petersburg, Fla., "The Sunshine City" P-149 --- A partial view of St Petersburg's business section, show- ing Suwannee Hotel, Walgreen Bldg Post Office and Princess Martha Hotel WEBB'S - THE WORLD'S MOST UNUSUAL DRUG STORE, ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA POST CARD PLACE STAMP HERE 82299
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PublisherWebb's
SeriesP-149
ConditionVery good
Place depictedFL
PublisherWebb's, St. Petersburg, FL
NotesLinen-textured stock with a thin white border; building signs ("PRINCESS MARTHA," "KRESS 5-10-25 STORE," "WALGREEN") are part of the printed artwork. No postmark. Divided-back linen-texture card with white border, ca. 1940s-1950s. Pencil "5-" price mark at upper left; light soiling/stain at lower left.

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Downtown business section with Princess Martha Hotel, St. Petersburg, FL, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1940. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/downtown-business-section-with-princess-martha-hotel-st-pete. Accessed November 2, 2026.