SoWal in the St. Pete Times

[TooFarTampa]

:clap_1: This lengthy piece led the travel section of today's paper -- complete with a full-page, glorious shot of Rosemary on the front cover. Check out the photo gallery also.

In our area 30-A is still considered "undiscovered." Almost nobody from around here goes to SoWal. So it was a nice way to start the morning.

http://www.sptimes.com//2007/05/13/Travel/_American_idyll.shtml

 

[Kurt]

Thanks for posting!

I also think often that Rosemary Beach could be my favorite of the New Urban towns. The design is so creative when you wander through and see the details and variety of colors and materials. Too bad it's too tight.

 

[florida girl]

???
"Until just 50 years ago, this stretch of coast remained unsettled. That was when the St. Joe Co., which still owns a lot land around here, began focusing on real estate development over making paper.
The development has been careful and deliberate, partly because of a man named Robert Davis, who in turn owes a lot to his grandpa, J.S. Smolian."


Smolian? Sounds like dollar signs! And, this stretch of coast was settled longer than 50 years ago! Don't get me started about St. Joe!