 Travelogue
St. Augustine,
Florida The Oldest City in the USA
St. Augustine Sights
We took a trip to St. Augustine on March 2-4, 2001. It is our hope that these
pictures and facts will give you a taste and appreciation for this wonderful
historic city.
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 Aviles
Street is a tiny street which runs through the center of old city St.
Augustine, Florida. This home is now owned by group which manages historic city
properties.
 The
main entrance to Casa de Solana, which is the Bed & Breakfast we stayed in, is on 21 Aviles Street in
Old City St. Augustine.
 The
de Palma House of the Casa de Solana is a completely new structure, but
decorated and furnished in the Spanish Renaissance style. For more information
on the Casa de Solana you can visit their website at www.casadesolana.com
.
 This
is the breakfast room of the Casa de Solana the Bed & Breakfast. The food was
outstanding.
 This
is another
view of the general room at the Casa de Solana with our friends Jim &
Carol Coldren who were sitting across from Connie.
 This
building is a good example of the Spanish Architectural influence in St.
Augustine. Note the block walls and arched windows.
 This
is the Sisters of St. Joseph's Mother House built in the late 1800's. These sisters came
from France to do missionary work in Florida and set up their headquarters in
St. Augustine.
  The
Bridge of Lions connects St. Augustine and Anastasia Island. This Bridge was
designed by a 19 year old architect.
 This
is a view of Anastasia
State Park Beach on Anastasia Island which is a four mile stretch of undeveloped sea
coast off St. Augustine.
 This
view is looking
east towards St. Augustine from Anastasia State Park. The bodies of water between
St. Augustine and Anastasia Island are the Matanzas Bay and Matanzas River
 The
Shrine of Our Lady of Leche has this huge cross which signifies the location
were the first Spanish Explorer set foot on land at St. Augustine. It is also
the location of the Nombre de Dios which is the s ite where the first Catholic
mass was said on American soil.
Magnolia Street. the
street in front of the Fountain of Youth Park was once named one of
the most beautiful streets in the world due this magnificent oak canopy.
  This
is the
entrance to the St. Augustine School for the Deaf and Blind. This school
currently serves 900 students of all ages on its campus.
 A
view of the
Old City Gates which had a wall extending from the Old Fort, Castillo de San
Marcos all around the original Old City of St. Augustine
 The
Lightner Museum in the Old City was one of three hotels built by the oil magnet
Henry Flagler (founder of Standard oil with John D. Rockefeller) to house the
rich and famous who wintered in Florida.
 Looking
up at the twin towers of the Lightner Museum which was the former Hotel Alcazar built in
1888 with a huge ballroom and an indoor swimming pool.
 In
front of the Lightner Museum is a statue of Pedro Menendez de Aviles, who founded St. Augustine on September 8,
1565. This was 50 years after the Spanish explorer Ponce de Leon first
discovered Florida.
 Flagler
College today is located in the former Ponce de Leon Hotel, which was the
largest hotel in the city built in 1888 by Henry Flagler. This like the other
hotels built by Flagler was in the "Spanish Renaissance Revival" form
of architecture. This style featured clay-tile roofs, towers, rounded arches,
and extensive terracotta ornamentation along with poured concrete building
supports and walls.
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