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Downtown street scene with the Princess Martha Hotel, St. Petersburg, Florida, circa 1945

Subjects
Commercial BuildingsHotels & InnsStreet Scenes
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Downtown street scene with the Princess Martha Hotel, St. Petersburg, Florida, circa 1945, FL, USA, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of Downtown street scene with the Princess Martha Hotel, St. Petersburg, Florida, circa 1945, FL, USA, c. 1930 linen postcard
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About this postcard

A bird's-eye view of a downtown St. Petersburg corner, dominated by a tall white tower-topped commercial building with blue awnings at street level, with the red-brick Princess Martha Hotel at right and a Kress 5-10-25 store and Walgreen sign along the block. The caption names the city "The Sunshine City," a booster slogan St. Petersburg adopted in the 1920s as it became a winter resort destination. The Princess Martha, opened in 1924, was one of the city's grand resort hotels of the Florida land-boom era.

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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 street scene with the Princess Martha Hotel, St. Petersburg, Florida, circa 1945, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/downtown-street-scene-with-the-princess-martha-hotel-st-pete. Accessed October 24, 2026.