Crescent Lake Park - St Petersburg, FL
N 27° 47.128 W 082° 38.573
17R E 338136 N 3074519
Standard St Pete park with large water body.
Waymark Code: WM1J0E
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 05/15/2007
Views: 224
Crescent Lake lies at the center of our neighborhood, surrounded by a manicured 56-acre public park. East of the lake is the "Great Banyan Tree", a living "jungle gym" for generations of our children. It is featured on the neighborhood logo. To the south is Huggins-Stengel Field, once Spring Training home for the New York Yankees and now serving the Tampa Bay Devil Rays organization. Further south still is the neighborhood's most visible landmark, a 1923 water tower, recently repainted as a giant salt water aquarium by local muralist, Tom Stovall.
The opening of Crescent Lake Park in 1927, heightened the neighborhood's appeal. The park was the brainchild of master developer Perry Snell, who acquired and held the necessary parcels until the city was able to buy them. Shortly after the park opened, the city built a ballfield for the New York Yankees at the south end, ensuring that national sports figures like Babe Ruth, Lou Gerhig and Joe DiMaggio would join a long list of local business and civic leaders who have been our neighbors.
Name: Crescent Lake Park
Street Location: 1320 5th St N
Local Municipality: City of St Petersburg
State/Province, etc.: FL
Country: usa
Web Site: [Web Link]
Picnic Facilities: few tables and benches
Recreational Facilities:
sidewalk, lake
Ponds/Lakes/Streams/Rivers/Beach: yes
Memorial/Commemoration: Not listed
Date Established: Not listed
Monuments/Statues: Not listed
Art (murals/sculpture, etc.): Not listed
Fountains: Not listed
Special Events: Not listed
Traditional Geocaches: Not listed
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