Gandy Boulevard / US 92:

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Phoebus Tattoo Studio Location is on the south side of U.S. 92 / Gandy Boulevard at San Martin Village Center in St Petersburg Florida.  Our neighbors include the Anytime Fitness center, Elite Body Cryotherapy and others. We are situated in the Gateway area of north St. Pete, just west of Gandy Beach and the Gandy Bridge to South Tampa and MacDill A.F.B., and east of Derby Lane and the Gandy Boulevard (SR 694) flyover.

 

About the area

Spanning Old Tampa Bay between Pinellas and Hillsborough Counties, the nearby Gandy Bridge was the longest automobile bridge in the world when it debuted to motorists in 1924. The original crossing remained in service until 1956, when it was replaced by a new span.

 

Capacity was doubled in 1976, with the addition of a second bridge eastbound to Tampa. The 1956 span was eventually replaced in 1996, with it repurposed as part of the Friendship Trail. The Friendship Trail bridge provided a bicycle and walking path between St. Pete and South Tampa until a permanent closure in 2008 due to corrosion of the bridge supports.

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Derby Lane opened just one year after the Gandy Bridge as the St. Petersburg Kennel Club. The venue is the longest running greyhound track in the United States.

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San Martin Village lies at the southwest corner of Gandy Boulevard and San Martin Boulevard. San Martin Boulevard leads south to Weedon Island Preserve, a nearly 3,200 acre coastal preserve home to an extensive boardwalk network, mangrove forests and an array of wildlife. Popular activities include kayaking and hiking.

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