Saint Petersburg, FL | Downtown, Grand Central, Botanical Gardens

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Downtown:












Nice protected bikeway, with bikeshare:






Grand Central:
"Grand Central" is the neighborhood immediately west of downtown. It's a sort of midtown, I guess, but there are no tall buildings. A lot of good local retail though.





Great bookstore:




Classy:




Saint Pete's main bus hub is in this neighborhood, and is thus hilariously named "Grand Central Station." It's a pretty nice bus station, chuckle-inducing name notwithstanding.








I hate these things. They're functionally bad (uncomfortable, slow to load/unload, etc) and they send an advertising message that undermines transit (buses are an old-timey "ride," not legit day-to-day transportation).




Florida Botanical Garden:














That's all!