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No Turning Back: City begins demolition of the Pier

By Waveney Ann Moore, Times Staff Writer

Demolition will take two months after many years of planning and delay.

The digital pre - news comes every morning

We visit the Tampa area incl St Petersburg , St Pete Bch and Pinellas County. There is some interest in the local news bytes for us.

The weather is indeterminate. Warm, check  Humid , check

terrible , uncheck.

Rain , check ( !!! get it ? )  The chance for showers is 40 - 60 % depending who is forecasting

The Pier is a extension out into the Intracoastal Waterway ( ? geog ). The Pier offered a scenic outlook , fishing , shopping etc. Meant to be a tourist attraction and focal point , somehow it lost its way. Financially , always a problem , many schemes were attempted to revitalize the Pier.

The whole area was designated and became a shopping , dining area. The streets are named 1st , 2nd etc and offer some suitable options. As well , the Pier's partner in failure ( for now , 'revitalize !  ) in the area was the Baywalk Complex.

Anchored by a movie venue and dining and shopping destinations , Baywalk is a so - so operation both financially and attendance wise.

Baywalk was plagued by negative press revolving around some violence that occurred. Anchor stores pulling out etc

We have been to both , and our opinion , is that they are acceptable , interesting at the rate of once or twice in 3 yrs.

See the problem ?  We would never consider more trips than that.

Good bye , Pier

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