Name/Title
Calvary Baptist ChurchEntry/Object ID
2024.0.73Description
A color photochrome postcard of the Calvary Baptist Church on 22nd Ave S (Gulfport Blvd S), a white building with a red roof that has palm trees planted between the sidewalk and the road.Subject
Churches--Florida--Gulfport, Baptist churches, Christianity, Religion, ArchitectureSubject Person/Organization
Calvary Baptist ChurchCollection
Clubs & ChurchesCataloged By
MVAcquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
UnknownPostcard Details
Postcard Type
Photochrome (1930-Present)Publisher
Peter CannonDate Published
circa 1960Printer
MWM Co.Notes
mwm color-litho "bursheen" finishedTranscription
Transcription
CALVARY BAPTIST CHURT / Independent Fundamental / 55th Street & 22nd Ave., S. / St. Petersburg, Florida 33707 / #7 Churches / Chartered 1945 /Transcriber
MVLanguage
EnglishDimensions
Height
3-1/2 inWidth
5-1/2 inInterpretative Labels
Label Type
Cultural/Historical ContextLabel
The Calvary Baptist Church, at 55th St and Gulfport Blvd, was built in 1944 for a total cost of $3,700. Once called the "Little White Church of the Singing Pines," it was surrounded by tall pines in which loudspeakers were placed so that chimes could call people to worship. In the 1980s, the church property was sold and the congregation moved to Largo. In the fall of 1998, the deteriorating buildings were demolished.
