Friday, December 07, 2007

Narvaez / Anderson Mound and Jungle Prada
















In the Jungle Terrace neighborhood of St. Petersburg, there is a small waterfront park at the corner of Park Street and Elbow Lane. The park has a boat ramp into Boca Ciega Bay, plenty of parking, and some short trails that seem fairly popular with fishermen. This bit of relatively undeveloped land is quiet today, but perhaps it's just resting, catching a breather, after a hectic few centuries.
















Nearby is the Narvaez / Anderson mound site, the former home of Tocobaga Indians. Here is where Spanish explorer Panfilo de Narvaez landed in 1528, on a rather disasterous journey along the Gulf coast. In the 1920s, this was part of the Jungle Prada complex, home to St. Petersburg's first nightclub. Stories abound concerning Al Capone's connections to this site.





2 comments:

  1. Anonymous1:39 PM

    nice blog!

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  2. Anonymous3:53 PM

    I do ac work for the owner of al capones old nightclub his back room is now an apartment you get a somewhat erie feeling being in there very interesting building with tons of history heard some interesting stories about this place

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