Name/Title
Gulfport, FloridaEntry/Object ID
2025.14.4Description
DIGITAL ONLY
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A scan of a color postcard featuring text and a collage of various Gulfport locations and landmarks, including the Boca Ciega Yacht Club, Veterans Park, and the Gulfport Casino.Subject
Florida--Gulfport, TourismCollection
Postcard CollectionAcquisition
Accession
2025.14Source or Donor
Marilyn S. SaveryAcquisition Method
GiftPostcard Details
Publisher
Gulfport Beach BazaarDate Published
2016Transcription
Transcription
Gulfport is a city in Pinellas County, Florida, bordering St. Petersburg and Boca Ciega Bay. Gulfport is part of the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater Metropolitan Statistical Area, the 19th largest MSA in the country.
The town was originally named Disston City in 1884 when Hamilton Disston purchased land in the area. The United States Postal Service would not recognize the name as it conflicted with a town in Hillsborough County. Instead, it was named Bonifacio. In 1890, the town name was changed to Veteran City. In 1910, the name officially changed to Gulfport. "Old Florida" is a phrase often evoked in describing Gulfport's waterfront district, with its mix of small-scale cottages and small independent shops, restaurants, and other businesses, situated among mature oak trees and brick-paved streets. There is a long municipal fishing pier, called Williams Pier, on Boca Ciega Bay. It's near the Casino Ballroom and not far from two Gulfport city parks, Veterans Park and the waterfront park and beach.Transcriber
MCLanguage
EnglishUpdate Date
September 4, 2025
