Images of Treasure Island
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All photographs by Michael Stutz, 2002. Click on thumbnails to see larger images. Use "back" to return to this page.
	Spectacular neons adorn the Sea Jay Motel. 11240 1st Street East, Treasure Island FL.
	Shirley's Soul Food, St. Petersburg. (CLOSED).
	Detail of the front sign of The Surf, built in 1956 by Treasure Island pioneer Herbert L. Dowling. Interior rooms are remarkably preserved, with period furnishings and details. 11040 Gulf Boulevard, Treasure Island FL. View of The Surf's front sign at night. Blue neon lettering also appears on side tower (not pictured).
	Various views of The Surf, Treasure Island's most spectacular remaining Mid-Century Modern oceanside property, and possibly its most endangered.
	The glamour of Mid-Century Modernism is captured by The Tahitian, 11320 Gulf Blvd. Treasure Island, FL 33706.
	View of the neon at the towering Thunderbird Beach Resort Hotel, 10700 Gulf Blvd Treasure Island, FL. (Its tiki bar has been redone and the front first floor of the building has been renovated, removing all traces of its past glamour.)
	Perhaps the last motel of the modernist period on the island, the Trails End is on the gulf at 11500 Gulf Blvd Treasure Island, FL 33706. (Original sign at street has been damaged.) http://www.roadsidepeek.com/roadusa/southeast/rpeekfl/motelsfl/

Images of Treasure Island
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