Towers and Turrets - St. Augustine, Florida

Turret at Castillo de San Marcos National Monument(circa 1680) with Flagler College (former Hotel Ponce de Leon) tower (r) and Memorial Presbyterian Church tower (l).

December 2009

Merry Christmas - St. Augustine, Florida

Flagler College (former Ponce de Leon Hotel) tower, St. Augustine, Fl.
The St. Augustine Light tower was built in 1874, Anastasia Island, Florida.

At the Former Ponce de Leon Hotel - St. Augustine, Florida (2)

Flagler College - St. Augustine, Florida

Flagler College - History of Ponce de Leon Hotel
(When we arrived at JAX airport, we asked the rent-a-car attendents, "What is a something that we must see while in Jacksonville?" One of the women immediately responded, "St. Augustine.")

Downtown & St. Johns River - Jacksonville, Florida

Again taken from the 19th floor of the Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront (formerly the Adams Mark) hotel.

Night over St. Johns River & Main Street Bridge - Jacksonville, Florida

I had the best view of the city from the Hyatt hotel room on the 19th (& top) floor. The blue bridge is the Main Street Bridge. Note the railroad bridge under the 2nd highway bridge."The massive Main Street "vertical lift span" Bridge ... was built in the 1930s to carry US 1 over the St. Johns River. Made of eleven steel stringer spans and three Warren through trusses, the 365-foot long continuous truss vertical lift span at the center is the longest in Florida. The span-drive system, which puts the drive machinery on the movable span, utilizes concrete counterweights enclosed within two large steel frame towers. Although builders emphasized functional considerations, the bridge produces an aesthetic effect through its strength, 200-foot high lift towers, and commanding reach across the St. Johns River measuring 1,680 feet in length." http://bridgepros.com/projects/mainst.Jax/Mainstreet.htm