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RIGHT DOWNTOWN CLEARWATER - BACK TO THE FUTURE PRODUCED BY ADVERTISING SPECIAL SECTIONS AT THE TAMPA TRIBUNE The class of the earlyl60s: They stayed and prospered By Gary Burge. '~ ~, very tawn has its langctime resi- - iH dents. .. thase peaple who, year JL_4afteryear serve an the baards and committees, start ar manage the key businesses,and seem always to, be drawn to, the care aitheir cammunity. But Clearwater seems to, have mare than its share ofhamegrawn leadership - and many graduated in the 1960s from Clearwater High School. What is it that made so many from the classes of 1960througl) 1964 stay and pfOgp~r in downtown ClelJrwatef when the siren song af bigger cities attracted Gilbert Jannelli is an optometrist, following in the footsteps of his father. co ~ their peers? +-' Far Gilbert Jannelli, it was the draw of ~ working with his father, Dr. ] ames P. ~ Gills, a well-known Pinellas County cam- e munjty leader and optametrist. Dr. Gills, ~ who moved his family to Clearwater in ~the 1950s, apened an. office in Tarpon :': Springs shartly after his arrival. After ~ Gilbert Jannelli became an aptametrist .f himself in 1972, father and son practiced g> together in Tarpan Springs and then in :~ 1982, in downtown Clearwater, where g; ]anoelli maintains a practice taday. ~ 'There is tremendous economic 1i' opportunity in Clearwater," says E ]anoelli, who also buys and sells com- ~ mer(:jill reill estatt\ He 1I1s0 ritefl whilt hI" 1i calls the "progressive ahd aggressive" ~ city government af Clearwater for Inak- ~ ing the city attractive to, business. ~ His advice to the 1998 graduates of his high school alma mater? "Further yaur educatian as much as [5 you can," he says, because new busi- ~ nesses require mare demanding skills ~ than 30 years ago,. "Stay as independent ~ as possible - wark hard to develap a ~ good reputatian by being strmghtfor- s: ward and hanest in business dealings." ~ Family ties also, kept Steve Peterson in ~ Clearwater. The "mostly retired" vice . 0 president of Bawen Keppie Travel said a j: desire for he and his wife to be close. to l.9 their parents kept them in Clearwater -~ after high schooL downtawn. One City. One Future, the city's revitalizatian plan, wants the people in aur community to feel connect- ed to downtawn. City emplayees who, grew up here cer- tainly think of dawntawn as the place to have a gaod time. Unda Crawfard Byars, with the Clearwater Hausing and Urban Development Department, grew up in a hame an Prospect Avenue behind Strickland Fardat Cleveland Street and Myrtle Avenue. She recalls walking to, schoal alang Cleveland Street, passing the]C Penney stare in the building now housing the blood plasma center. Other stores a,long her raute were Lerners, McCrory and Woalwarth. Hermom would walk with her to South Ward Elementary School and be greeted by a traffic l,'1rardat Cleveland :3tlPI',1 illld Fori Han iSl\1l . Avenue because there was no, ..... tTafiic light. She remembers ;...........: when all the activity stapped ,": ... > atMissauriAvenue and "the ;;;...---"' .,' town was a very friendly, safe ,~ place to walk." , ~ As for saciallife, according to, :-t.' Byars, "it revalved around the '. movie theaters. Saturday after- .;'..0....:, noons, a battle cap fram a Coke e .~ ....;./' bottle admitted yau into the Carib ~,:JfP";" Theater." On ane particular afternoon, ....~,,~"" she remembers an Elvis mavie, "Love Me Tender" plilying and everyane dancing in the aisles. "If Petersan, a 1960 gradu- ate of Clearwater High Schoal, warked a variety af travel-related jobs, includ- ing a stint with British Airways. That company affered him a chance to move to, different U.S. and European cities. "1 would think about it and talk about moving with my wife,butafterseveral days we always decided to stay in Clearwater," S;iYS Pt'tef!;tlll,without :I lfa('f~ l.J regret in hisvaice. "Clearwater is my hame," he explains. "Yau feel comfartable here". Petersan purchased Keppie Travel in 1971 and sold it in 1985. He spent a few years develaping and marketing specialized travel agency accounting saftware, then rejained the company, naw called Bowen Keppie Travel, in 1989. Peterson says he entered the travel business at just the right time - as Clearwater grew rapid- ly with an influx af retirees and escapees fram Northern winters. 'There were few travel agen- cies and a lot of people with both tile money and the time to trav- el," he says. "It was a good thing." ;:;TFVt R!8F.1Frrrihlln~ photo.'J David Stone co-founded Citizen's Bank. Peterson's advice to Clearwater High School graduates? 'The world has changed sa much," he says. "Whatever you do, get that college degree. There won't be as many success stories in the future about people with- aut a college education." Mild winters brought David Stone back to Clearwater after a cald few years at a bank in Massachusetts. Stone, a member of the class of1960, left Cleilfwater High Schaal without graduating. He passed a GED course that earned him his high school diplo- ma. After working for a while in Clearwater, Stone moved to New Bedfard, Mass., to take ajab in a bank owned by a relative. He rehrrned to Clearwater in 1968. "1 Fun in the sun in the ' 60s By Diane Smith T. he city is. focusing on historic projects th. is month. We applied far a grant to fund a moving, large histaric photo, exhibit, "Recalling Times Past." If the funds became available, you'll be able to, stroll alang Cleveland Street and see haw dawntawn buildings loaked and read abaut the history af the building featured in each window. We also, applied to became a "Main Street"cammunity. This pra- gramJacuses an the histarical fea- turesofexisting buildings and encaurages thecammunity to, s.triv. e......t..a. k. eep ,.or. r.estore i.ts unique ~ character. The city's histary then l?~ becames a facal paint for commer- ~ ~ cial revitalizatian, giving dawntown .. { '.- E another marketing tool. Other aspects V./ af the program are: cansensus building, . _,. downtawn pramotian, design features and ~ recruitment and retention of businesses. Campleting these two, applicatians, I learned quite a lot abaut the history af Clearwater. I also heard many stories not faund in baoks about grawing up here. Life in Clearwater focused on the water, movie theaters and didn't like the winters there," says Stone. "And 1 didn't like working far my relatives." Stane left the Bank af Clearwater in 1985. to start Citizen's Bank witll co- fannder David Carley. Citizen's Bank has since been purchased by FNB Corp., a bank halding company. Stone remains president of the aperation. "Banking has had its peaks and val- leys, but has always prospered asa busi- ness," Stone says. "1 have always been involved in a bUlliness ;!Id"wn- tawn Clearwater. My raots are here." Stone's advice to new gradu- ates of Clearwater High School? "Yau don't have to leave to, be success- ful. 1bere is apparll1- nity here if peaple want to, pmsue it," he said. Steve Peterson says fami- ly ties kept him in Clearwater. He is the vice president of Bowen Keppie Travel. See FUN IN THE SUN, Page 9 'Destination Downtown By Glenn Warren Opportunities for downtown Clearwater The chance for me to serve as . the chairman of the Clearwater Downtown Development Board came because Roger Woodruff saw an opportunity to fulfill a vision and visit some of the faraway places he had been dreaming about. I look at Roger's upcoming trip around the world with a certain amount of envy. Roger could have waited until everything was just so to go on his adventure and he might have waited forever. I want to extend my personal thanks to Roger for his leadership and the accomplishments realized during his time as chailman of the Downtown Development Board. Clearwater is waiting for t.~ings to change. Clearwater needs to stop wait- ing and reach for a big dream. "One City. One Future" is the plan brought forward by City Manager Mike Roberto earlier this year, and is the blueprint for Clearwater's dream. For example, good things happening on the beach will posi- tively inlpact the downtown, and the good things happening downtown will benefit the beaches. Plans for the downtown area call for a mix of office, retail, entertainment and residential uses. People make a com- munity. TIle concept of the new urban- ism calls for people to come home to downtown, similar to the way it hap- WiillJiillfj;i8iflij[C~A~II~~~""'~:'1}?~'-"-."':'~"1<Jij~J,~:+ Publisher and President Reid Ashe General Manager and Vice President Kermit Kauffman Vice President of Marketing Jeffrey Green Advertising Director Tony DiSalvo Advertising David Hunter Marketing Communications Director Michael Kilgore Circulation Phil Valenti -~iIfiJ~jJC--'-" .. Downtown Developn M!I1t Board members Glenn Warren, chairperson David Stone, vice-<:hairperson Dwight Matheny treasurer Jo Hammond Kathy Rabon Les Spits Chris Webb pened in "the good old days." The vision of a young couple coming home from work, parking their cars and walking to the neighborhood restaurant for dinner and then going to a movie is pleasing. Friday night, they walk to Station Square for a concert and later to the bay front entertai1lment area for an enjoyable evening. Saturday morning, they catch the Jolley Trolley to, the beach for a quick swim and breakfast. Saturday afternoon, perhaps a round of golf, a visit to the new library, or a shop- ping excursion to the boutiques along Cleveland Street and Fort Harrison Avenue. The way things are moving,this may not be too far-fetched. The Information Management Resources (IMR) develop- ment should begin shortly. Sunshine Mall will soon make way for new resi- dential development just s~uth of down- town. The new retention pond near my district of downtown will become an attractive amenity. This vision and dream for downtown will be a reality in the near future. Glenn Warren is the chairman of the Clearwater Downtown Development Board. He and his brother Dale are the owners of Tack & Warren Services, a long-time downtown business, started in 1930, which installs and services heating and air conditioning equipment. '~-"-,r:.:::~ Edltor/layout Donna Strickland Copy editors Avril de Aristizabal, "Wish S. Rete, Gail Cadow Schomers and Judi Jetson Writers Joe Burdette, Gary Burge, Karen Cassidy Carrie Huntley; Judi Jetson, \like Sanders, Diane Smith and Glenn Warren Photographers Matt Larson, Andrew McKenzie and Steve Ribbe ('- C ::.,:'.:: >,-::':' :',: :,:,-;,;: -,:,:','-" '-:,:_. -', ',::', ,', :,::,:',::,!,?":\:::::'::::;:,:,::;;F,r,::',::;-i'!:~,>:;.c, Right bowQtOtppe'ffal'!!'.r,,~ Events July 31 ~ Friday Summer Concert Series at Coachman Park, 7-9 p.m. Free. Aug. 1, 7. 8, 14, 15, 21,22, 28, 29 ~ Sunsets to Music, Pier 60 Pavilion, Clearwater Beach, 7-10 p.m. August 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 ~ Sunsets to Music, Pier 60 Pavilion, Clearwater Beach, 5- 8 p.m. Aug. 3, 6, 10, 13, 17, 20 ~ Ballroom Dancing with the Paul Spagnuolo Trio. Harborview Center, 8:15 p.m.- 10:30 p.m. Aug. 3,4, 6, 7, 10, 13, 14, 17,18,20,21,24,25,27,28, 31 ~ City of Clearwater Bridge, Harborview Center, 300 Cleveland St., 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Aug. 7 ~ Sunsets at Pier 60 5K Running Series, Pier 60, Clearwater Beach. Contact Diane FitzGerald 562-4681 for details. Aug. 8 ~ USA Beach Volleyball Florida Tour, Clearwater Beach. Contact Diane FitzGerald 562-4681 for details. Aug. 29-30 ~ Spike-it-up World Finals Volleyball Tournament, Clearwater Beach, 9 a.m;-5 p.m. Sept. 19 ~ Keep Pinellas' Waterways Beautiful, Clearwater Beach and downtown, 8 a.m.-noon. Contact Bill Sanders, execu- tive director for Keep South Pinellas Beautiful at 44]-6005 or Diane Smith at 562-4022 for information. July 31: life with Mikey (pop). First National Bar (601 Cleveland St.). Aug. 1 ~ Eddie Kirkland, Club More (703 Franklin St.). Aug. 1, 8, 15,22,29,...- International Music Night, liquid Blue (22 N. Fort Harrison). Aug.?, 9, 16,23, 30 ~ The Harmonics (reggae), Club More. Aug. 4, 11, 18, 25 ~ High Energy Dance,Uquid Blue. Aug. 5, 12, 19, 26 ~ Blue Oasis (blues jam), Club More. Aug. 5, 12, 19, 26~ Cigar Smoke-out and live jazz, liquid Blue. Aug. 6, 1 ~ Hunks of Funk (Ladies Night), Club More. Aug.' 6, 13, 20, 27 - Disco Inferno (Ladies Night), Liquid Blue. Aug. 7, 14, 21, 28 - Happy hour and free bnf- fet, 5-7 p.m., Liquid Blue. Aug. 15 - The Outpatients,. Club More. Aug. 20, 27 - The Swingin' Mooks, Club More. Aug. 21 ~ Humble Pie, Club More. Aug. 28- Uncle John's Band, Cluh More. Aug. 29- Roxx Gang, Club More. l> c <C C ~ '" '" (Xl Aug. 6 - Dascaloja Puppeteers "Circus Strings," Clearwater Main Library (100.N. Osceola Ave.), 10:30 a.m. Aug. 1- Dascaloja Puppeteers "Jack & the Beanstalk, "Clearwater Main library, 10:30 a.m. 5: See WHAT'S UP? Page 9 ;;; ;:+ tn. 5' <C -n CD ~ 5i CD Vl CD ~ o' :J -j :0- CD -j OJ 3 <:l OJ ~. rr c :J _CD "lr.(fj;1l~~ This tabloid is a product of 771e Tampa 7hbune Advertising and Marketmg Commumcallons departments and the C1emwater Downtown Development Board. Send questions and/or com- ments to: Judi letson, Downtown Development Board, PO Box 1225, ClealWater,Fla. 3461 7 or call (813) 461-00Il ExI.231 For advertising information call (813) 799-7409. :;0 Gi ::c -j o o :E z -j o :E z n r m :J> :;0 :E :J> -j m l' <oJ TIIE TAMPA TRIBUNE A Media Gel/tOrn! Newspaper "',. I"" -----, '-----;-,._---'--------------'.._------'---~_.'-"-,------- Right DowntownC:learwllter A few random thoughts Radio Talk with Joe Burdette "A.. . s yo.u rea. d this, I am high in the Rocky Mountains of Breckenridge, Colo., away from the heat and humidity of the "Dog Days of Summer.". I probably have an Avalanche Beer [fresh from the Breckenridge Brewery] in my hand and am sitting in our Five..{}-Five Club reciprocal bar, 'The Whale's Tail," enjoying a Rocky Mountain happy hour. I will be calling in to the radio show on Wednesdays and Fridays to be with my co-hostJeffStory, so as to not get too far out of touch with my favorite place on earth, Clearwater. So, as you. may have guessed, I wrote this column long before I left. Random Thought: "Cat bathing." This is truly a martial art and there are some. things you need to know in order to come out alive. First, always remem- ber the cat has the advantage of quick- ness and a complete lack of concern for human life, but you have the advantage of strength. A cat has claws and will not hesitate to remove all the skin from your body". wear canvas overalls, high-top construction boots, steel-mesh gloves, an army hehnet, a hockey face OJ mask and a long-sleeved flak jacket. ~ Speed is essential. In a single ,motion, 1;; shut the bathroom door, step into the ~ tub enclosure, slide the glass door <0: e o "'" u Q) U1 ~ B OJ Q) LL Dl e "in .-e (lJ > Cl <( Q)' e OJ .D ~ OJ Q E '" f- O! .r: f- ... shut, dip the cat in the water and squirt him with shampoo. In a few days, the cat will relax enough to be removed from your leg. From then on, the cat will spend every waking moment plot- ting ways to get through your defenses and injure you for life the next time you decide to give him a bath. Legal News: Martha Stewart has sued her landscaper for extortion and defamation over his claims that she pinned him against a gate with her car. They say she is so mad she is seeing magenta. The subpoena was on an off- white speckled parchment, tied with a blue pastel bow edged in contrast stitching. The big question is whether or not she will be able to redecorate the courtroom. "Now if you will just sit still your honor, we will add a little rickrack to that lifeless robe. In yet another Martha Stewart development, I have learned that she is developing a new kids show. It seems she is not happy annoying just one generation. National News: President Clinton's advisers said today that the president will wait until his approval rating gets back to 60 before he starts dating again. Why does Sea World have a seafood restaurant? About halfway through one of their fish burgers you have to start thinking, "Oh my God '" I could be eatc ing a slow learner." Television: With Ted Turner now col- orizing all the old black-and-white movies. I thought I might be of some help in jazzing up the way the movies are promoted in the ]V Guide. Take 'The Wizard of Oz" for instanGe. If it were up to me, I would write some- thing like, 'Transported to a surreal landscape, a ymmg girl kills the first woman she meets, then teams up with three complete strangers to kill again." U.S. Treasury News: A new $1 coin soon to be minted will feature Sacajawea, the American Indian woman who guided Lewis and Clark to the Pacific. The coin honors all American women whose men refused to ask directions. Movies: If you have not seen the movie 'The Opposite of Sex," I will save you a lot of time. It is about what life would be like under an Al Gore administration. Sports ~ews: In a World Cup SOccer match last month, the Yugoslavian backfield of Albanians revolted and formed a Kosovo squad, which began keeping the ball in the backfield against both Germans and Yugoslavians, result. ing in a flurry of yellow cards. The major controversy came in the 53rd minute when Germany annexed severa,! ethnic Germans from the Yugoslav side Clearwater: IBrighter Than Everl By Diane Smith and Carrie Huntley posts and planter benches have been recently painted, the sidewalk has been pressure washed, some benches were removed to cor- ral the. news rack stands, new street signs were installed along CleVeJ,llld Street an d buildings are being remodeled. 'llle city intro- duced the Brighter Than Ever Downtown Clean Team and Florida Power pre- sented details about itycommissioners, city manager, business people, property owners and residents of 'Clearwater came outJuly 13 to enjoy a fes- tive celebration of partnership and progress. The celebration focused on everyone work- ing together to make downtown brighter. Special "Brighter Than Ever" activities focused on how public and pri- vate partner- ships are work- ing to make downtown look brighter than ever. Decorative black streetlight 0:: LU f- <0: 3: 0:: <0: LU -1 U z 3: o f- z 3: o o -iy '-' ii' -+ leaving only five Yugoslavian players and resulting in a red card against Germany for imperialism. The UnIted States threatened to intervene in the Yugoslavian situation if order was not maintained. Quote of the Week: "What America needs is more young people who will carry to their jobs the same enthusi- asm for getting ahead that they display in traffic." Book Review: Hillary Clinton is putting together a book about Buddy the Dog and Socks the Cat that is based on letters written to them by the American people. I believe it's titled "Get A Ute!" Remember years ago when our gov- ernment wanted us to go to the metJic system for everything? I'm glad that didn't happen. Can you imagine what that might have done to some of our best cliches? For instance: "A miss is as good as 1.6 kilometers." Or perhaps, 'Twenty-eight grams of prevention is worth 453 grams of cure. It might, how- ever, have made some of our tongue twisters a little easier like, "Peter Piper picked 8.8 liters of pickled peppers." I really have gone way too far with this entire column, but you know what they say, "Give a man 2.5. centimeters and he'll take 1.6 kilometers." Joe Burdette is the co-host with Jeff Story ojtheFive'{)-Five Radio Hour every Wednesday and Friday from 4 to 5:05 p.m. on M'AN 1340 MI. ~,;, City Manager Michael Roberto, center, participated in the celebration and talked with citizens. a new pro- gram to fill er'npty store- fronts. The Downtown Development CITY OF CLEARWATER photos Board con- New hibiscus and blue signs will be placed throughout downtown, tributed funding similar to this one displayed by City Commissioner Ed Hooper. for the services to clean up downtown. The event was made possible with donations from Greate:- Bay Area Signs (banners) and a new d0wntown business called Aqua Clara (bottled water). Music was provided by downtown busi- ness people .roanie Siegal and Jim Nelson. All in all, downtown is looking pretty g00d, thanks to the downtown community working together. ---:---.-------;---._-~-------- -----..--- - Memorial Causeway Bridge project moving ahead The city of Clearwater, in cooperation with the Florida ~epartment of Transportation, is planning toreplace the exist- mg , ' , Memorial Causeway bascule bridge with a four- lane, high,level fixed bridge. The bridge crosses the Intracoastal Waterway between downtown and Clearwater Beach, and will have a ver- fiB, tical navigation clearance of about 74 feet. The majority of funding will come from the Penny for Pinellas sales tax, and the state also has committed up to $13 million. The new bridge is needed to alleviate traffic congestion due to free quent bridge openings and malfunctions, reduce the risk of accidents, improve emergency evacuation, and create new and interesting activi- ty centers along the downtown waterfront. In June, the city commis- sion voted to approve the con, tract for final , design for the bridge. A public hear- ing is scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 27, from 4:30 to 7:30 p.rn. at the Hatborview Center in downtown Clearwater. It follows the completion of a draft Environmental Assessment now being reviewed by the Federal Highway Administration and the U.S. Coast Guard. Anyone interested is cordially invited to the hearing. As the city and its consultant move into the final design phase for the bridge, additional input from citizens is wanted. If YOIl Itre inter- ested in serving as an adviser, contact Rich Baier, city Public Works administrator, at (727) 562-4780 or Mahshid Arasteh, city engineer, at (727) 562-4757. Source: Materials provided by the City of Clearwater Public Works Department Right Downtown Clearwater Old train station welcomes trail visitors By Karen Cassidy A', fter more t,han eight years, aCtivity, at an old landmark along the downtown Clearwater section of the Pinellas Trail is now rr-estilhlishrrl. Built in 1833. thr Clearwater Train Station once served as a huh for those seeking passage to and from Clearwater. Sandra Shields. a former Clearwater resident who now lives in St. Petersburg. recalls waiting at the Clearwater Train Station with some friends hack in the '70s to board a train destined for Orlando. Although Shields can no longer board a passenger train at the Clearwater Train Station, she can quench her thirst, please her palate, enjoy a slice of history and see some trains, thanks to Fred Thomas. Thomas has had a lifelong love affair with trains, and had his eye on the Clearwater Train Station for some time. While serving as a city commissioner in Clearwater, he encouraged the city to purchase and restore the station. However, since the city was unable to do so, Thomas purchased and restored it himself. He says, his decision stemmed from a "civic point of view" as he "wanted to preserve the station for citizens." Once restoration of the original structure and conversion into a restaurant was com- plete. Thomas recopened the doors of the Clearwater Train Station to the public on June 27. The restaurant, bordering the Pinellas Trail at Court Street. offers break- fast all day, "dogs and more," smoked barbee cued chicken wings, soups and chili, desserts and beverages, The atmosphere is casual and patrons can enjoy a cool breeze and music while eating ill or outside. The restaurant is designed to be a perfect stop for visitors on the Pinellas Trail, with bike racks and a walkup window so in-line roller skaters don't even have to remove their skates to get refreshments. A park is also being built behind the train station, which will be officially dedicated on Sept. 5, According to Thomas, the park will be the first to display granite carvings of the Dedaration ofTnrlepRndt;ncc. US Constitution and all its amendments and the Bill of Rights in one place. Even though you can enjoy a meal at the Clearwater Train Station without going inside, it's worth taking your skates off to see the restaurant's decor. Since this is an historic train station after all, Thomas made STEVE RIBBEfTribune photo sure trains were a part of the theme. Inside the Jrestaurant, you can enjoy watching active model trains traveling along tracks suspended from the ceiling. Children who visit the restaUTiU1t receive a free PIUlch,out paper train as a souvenir. Your visit to the Clearwater Train Station restaurant will also take you back in tinle with an abundance of photos of old Clem'water, dated from 1880 to 1943, dis- played throughout thanks to local hist0l1an Mike Sanders. Another special feature is a museum-quality rock collection, displayed by Clearwater residents Ralph and Evelyn Griffin, ,life members of the Pinellas Geo lollical Society. Ute Clearwater Train Station restaurant is open 10 a.rn. to 8 p.m. every day. It's easily accessed by car, in-line roller skating, bicycle or on foot and offers a little something to please the palate mId curiosity of any patron. )> C to C ;';. 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Fort Harrison Ave., which makes digitally printed reproduc- tionsof fine art originals. Artists from around the world come toCarlisle'sstu- dio to have their paintings, photographs and prints reproduced on high resolu- tion laser printers. Carlisle grew up in Clearwater, where the Carlisle name was a household word because of the automobile dealerships owned by his father and grandfather. Despite his faniily's business, Carlisle's teenage years were devoted to photogra- phy. "I was the yearbook photographer at Clearwater High," Carlisle recalls. 'The teacher who sponsored the yearbook also worked at the St PetersburgTim~s and introduced me there." Carlisle parlayed the introduction to part-time work as a Times staff photog- rapher. "I photographed things like the Daytona races and the Miss Clearwater ro pageant," Carlisle says. "I got really, 8i excited when I saw my photographs in ::: the paper. I decided then I wanted to be ~ a full-time photographer." ~ . Carlisle attended the San Francisco c Art Institute, then interned at a printing ,g company, before starting an advertising ~ agency. In 1980, however, the lure of the ~ family business became too powerful ~ and Carlisle joined his father and grand- .1: father at the Carlisle automobile dealer~ .~ ships. .e "I liked working with my family and I ~ learned a lot about business," Carlisle ~ says. "But itwas tough because in my ~ heart I still wanted to be an artist and ~I II ~I "'I I 51 "'. <(I ~I ~I ~I o "' z s: o o "' I <.9 c:: cOl photographer." It was in his office at one of the dealer- ships that Carlisle was introduced to the next piece of his career puzzle. As the family business entered the computer age in the late 1980s, Carlisle became an avid pupil and proponent of using the computerto .create and manipulate images. Carlisle would convert his pho- tographs from photo paper to digital images.. He recalls being mesmerized by the "ability to go in and change a photo- graph, to eliminate blemishes and even to combine and change the picture." He soon realized, however, that show- ing mallipulated images on a computer monitor was not as satisfactory as fram- ing and hanging a traditional photo- graphic print '1 wanted to find a way to print the images I had in my computer," Carlisle says. While poring over messages one day in the photographic fommon online giant America On line, Carlisle was intrigued by a printing process advocat- ed by another forum member. He con- tacted the member, who turned out to be Graham Nash, singer and member of the rock group Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. Nash, himself an accomplished photoi,'Tapher, was using sophisticated, computer controlled laser printers to produce large reproductions of his pho- tographs. Carlisle purchased one of the laser printers and it proved to be the final link to implementing Carlisle's dream. In 1993, Carlisle bought the building at 34 N. Fort Harrison Ave. that now hous- es his studio. Accorcling to Carlisle, the building was originally constructed in the 1920s as an electrical supply house, and was owned later by Chester McMullen, who operated a rooming house upstairs and a warehouse down- stairs. In the early 1980s, according to Carlisle, photographer Richard Riley purchased the building and renovated it for use as a studio, exposing the brick walls and giving the interior a New York loft look. The final turn of Carlisle's personal journey came in 1993 when the Carlisle automotive dealerships were absorbed Ste"e Carlisle is the owner of Thunderbird Editions, employing two full-time people at 34 N. Fort Harrison Ave. into the AutoNation empire operated by Republic Industries. Carlisle was finally free to pursue his dream of producing fine art reproductions. Today, Thunderbird Editions employs two full- time people besides Carlisle. 11rree large laser printers turn outreproduc- tions and large Oliginal prints for both local and nationally known artists. One of Carlisle's new passions is introducing Clearwater to visiting artists, who stay in a second floor apartment above his print-making studio. 'There were times, I guess, when I wished my studio was in New York," Carlisle says. "But I live here, and I want to work here." Carlisle, as both a downtown business- man and a long-time resident, is opti- mistic about the future of clowntown Clearwater. "I have a personal vision that down- town Clearwater can have the charm of a Hyde Park or a Coconut Grove," he says. "It can be a place where people come to shop and spend their evenings, especially with the new bridge and Causeway improvements." In the gallery... "Traveling Light," a collec:tion of images by Land 0' lakes photographer M. Ragan Jenkins, runs Aug. 7-31 at the gallery at Club More, 703 Franklin St. The show features black-and-white and hand- colored photographs of scenes captured by Jenkins during her travels "around the corner and around the world." Opening reception is 7 to 9 p.m. Aug. 7. Gallery hours are noon to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. Friday and Saturday. Club More is downtown on Franklin Street, west of Myrtle Street and north of Court Street. . ....WlIArsijP'?<...: . FrorriPage3 ; . ... ...::\>.. ... ..... ..i,.:..... Aug,T ........ Ezra Jack KeatSAn.S!\\Vard. Ceremony, Clearwater Main Ubrar}',2p.m, Aug, 20-,- Pre:-schoolStory l'ime Houts resume, ClearwilterMain Ubrar}'tl0:30am. l'j,lli::!;,"'" Classes Aug. 1,8,15, 22,29-1\dultln~met Training. Clearwaterrytain Ubr3ry{lOON. Osceola Ave.) ,3:30 and 5:30 p.m. Register in advance at 462,6800,Ext 257.. Fpee, . Aug. 1, 8,.15,22,29-Casting.C~c. SaltwaterFly Fishennan{623 ClevelaildSt),l p.m. Register in advance at 443c5QOO. Free Aug. 1, 8, 15, 22;29 - In'line Skating Lessons. Frij:ZsSi{ateShop (700 Cleveland St), 1O:15.arrL Registerin advance at 445-1954. . Free; Aug. 1, 15, 22 - Natural Cooking Class. Nature's Food Patch (1225 Cleveland St), 11 a.m. Free. Cruises, tours Daily (11 a.m.)- Belleview Bil1more Historical Tour. Tour the l00-year-{Jld, aristo- cratic landmark built by Henry Plant, at 25 Belleview Blvd. Tour only: $5; Luncheon-tour package $15. Call 442-6171 for information. Daily - Empress Cruise lines. Departs from downtown Clearwater at Seminole Street daily 10:30 am.-4:30p.m. and 6:30-11:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday 6:30 p.m.-12.:30a.m.Call 327-3000 or 895-3325 forinformatiol1. Meetings Aug. 5 - Downtown Development Board Monthly Meeting. City Hall Commission Chambers (112 S. OsceolaAve.), 5:30 p.m. Aug. 6, 20 - City Commission Meeting. City Hall Commission Chambers, 6 p.rn. Aug. 27 - Public Hearing on the Memorial Causeway Bridge Environmental Assessment. Harborview Center (300 Cleveland St), 4:30-7:30 p.m. To include YOUR event in the September RIGHT DOWNTOWN CLEARWATER, write to the Clearwater Downtown DevelopmentBoard at Po. Box 1225, Clearwater, Fla. 33757; Or FAX your information to us at (813) 449-2889 by Aug. 7. FUN IN TIlE SUN From Page 2 roller skating was your thing, you could go to the skating rink on Pierce Street east of Myrtle Avenue," recalls Byars. "On Friday nights, teens would get in their cars and cruise to Sand Key beach ... at that time it was nothing but Australian pines and punk trees. The real thrill being able to drive on the beach." She also remembers the "two-story pink pig where you drove through to get your barbecue. You could go to the Dairy Curl for ice cream, a few blocks farther east" Byars remembers "riding a horse to Biff Burger located on the north side of Gulf-To-Bay east of Belcher Road," a feat you would not try today. If you were really hungry, you did not have to leave downtown because there was a great all-you-can-eat fish- for-a-{}ollar restaurant where the Harborview Center sign stands today. You could go to another great spot in downtown to hang out and get the best hamburger and fries - the Chic-inn where Cleveland and Gulf-To-Bay meet at the bend. Tom Walbolt, of the city's Parks and Recreation Department, was a classmate of Byars' and l11i~~es th" sirens sounding from the fire station on Saturdays at noon. His family owned a laundry next to the fire sta- tion/police station No. Ion Garden Avenue and knew almost all the fire- fighters and police officers because they laundered most of the uni- forms. Walbolt was a motivated child. He decided he wanted a bicy- cle and took up ajob selling The Clearwater Sun newspapers for a nickel in front of the Woolwortll Store. He made two cents on each paper sold. "It took me a few years to save enough money to buy that bike," he recalls. Walbolt says that the Pranl Fleet (a Pranl is a small sailboat) was $ttN,t HONKfi AUTOMOTIVE 902 Park Street Clearwater, FL 34615 (813) 446-0596 . ~~,_ :;.lti!: -;,-, , igiSbfC'~~~~t~~~e~',"~I!~> started in Clearwater. Clark Mills gation. designed the Pram at the request of City Commissioner Bob Clark the Optimist Club. The Optimists moved here from Bath, N.Y. when would run soap box derbies around he was 10. His dad retired here the country, but since Borida is a from Westinghouse. Clark recalls flat state, there was no ch<ill~nge to a Clearwater as being a great place to soapbox derby. So the club_ask~d,~:c=growupbecause of the water. His Mills to design a boat that a child neighbor was a boat captain who and father could build and sail. taught him how to fish, still one of Optimist members recruited area Clark's favorite activities. Clark also retailers to advertise on the boats remembers enjoying the' all-you-can- and held their soapbox derby races eat fish restaurant for a dollar. Also, in the water. Today, the Clearwater he liked the great milkshakes at the Sailing Center has &-foot dinghies Brown Brothers on Cleveland . that are high-tech versions of the Street low-tech original. 'The Pram sailing Clark's love for music meant a boat," according to Walbolt, "is theweekIy trek to MerzRecord Store at largest single class in the world. Fort Harrison and Drew Street He And they were designed right here recalls it as "a great old-time record in Clearwater." store." His first real job was at Betty Blunt, whose friendly voice WfAN radio station at the age of 16 you often hear when calling the city when he learned how to be a disc manager's office, moved to jockey and stayed there until he was Clearwater when she was 6 montlls 37. He also loved to dance at the old. She has fond memories of the Civic Auditorium on the waterfront, Nortll Greenwood community and where the tennis courts are today, at recalls Park Theater having the Cleveland and Pierce Extension. "best popcorn." The Park Theater. Steve Miller, with the Parks and used to stand where lrvins All- Recreation Department, came here American YOUtll club is now located. as a teen in 1964 from a suburb out- At the Crab Tree, seniors would side Cleveland. Miller's family hang out and enjoy conversations. moved to. Morningside, one of 111ere were several grocery stores Clearwater's first developments to in the neighborhood, so you didn't offer a pool and tennis club package havl' to go far to buy food. Blunt's free with. the purchase of a hQll)e, favorite memory is spending time at Jimmy Halls had a restaurant there, the Peacock Farm and Orange which was later purchased by.the Grove where her uncle worked and city, along with the tennis and pool lived. TIlis is now the site of the club, and converted into the Clearwater Mall. Their day would Morningside Recreation Center. The not be complete unless they took a biggest adjustment he had as a trip out to the Courtney Campbell sophomore at Clearwater High was Parkway to sv;1m in the bay. the open hallways and "outside liv- She loved her school days at ing." He describes Clearwater as a Pinellas High where she attended "friendly town where everyone knew sixth through nintll grades. She each other." Downtown was the focal ;:! liked being in the band and playing point of activity with the Carib, ~ softball. After the games, Snow's Capital and Ritz theaters, and Franks 3 was the place for teenagers to hang Department Store. He enjoyed the -g out, play pool and have good time. It times they went to Sand Key for ::;I ended when she began attending beach parties. TIley sat by bonfires, g' Dunedin High for tenth through camped out and enjoyed the great ~ twelfth grades because of desegre- outdoors. )> c co C <:~ <<> l!l DO )> "- < "!, . eOMPLErE HOME PURNI5HING5 OPP/eE PURNITURE 901 Cleveland Street ... Selling Furniture in Downtown Clearwater for 25 years ~ 0)' ':3' co ,., " ;'; <:; " U1 " ::l 0' => TAMPA BAY'S EXCLUSIVE STEARNS and FOSTER MAnRESSCALLERY '" Gi :r: .., o o :?: z .., o ,:;: z n r m )> '" :?: )> .., m ;p t!) ~ o_-=-===_-.,--,-.-="=~.;.",,,-==__c==~ ,~,.""=-"_==-c-",--,==o,"",c,,,~_=~___,__,____-----,----__ .-RighrDowntownClearwateli Cruising around Clearwater in the 1605 Cruising in the 1960s - .. . a sport perfected by people like me and most of my age group. It was part of growing up in Clearwater. Now in the 1920s and 1930s, when there were arcades and soda fountains downtown, it was the only place to be whether you were walking or cruising. And while technical- ly this article is supposed to be about downtown, I have to say honestly that cruising only ing was found out and the sus- pects would give chase so they could give us what for. This entertained us until we went back to cruising. Generally, cruising was just an excuse to see and be seen. For the boys, scoping out girls was the reason for the exer- cise. This endless qUest took us from the beach to the main- land and train. On the same billing was a local group, Tommy Roe and the Roemans (Roe went on to have several national hits). The Stones performed first and were immediately booed off the stage in favor of the local groHp. Whisked off the infield in a limousine, the Stones went back to the Fort Harrison Hotel, where they were staying, and wrote "I Can't Get No History Revisited with Mike Sanders Pass, awaiting the construc- tion of Sand Key Bridge (1960), provided a private place to neck. Resembling a crater on the moon, one could ease a jalopy or hot rod up to since my family was in the car business, was to select a non- descript used car off the lot and become a plainclothes- man for the night. I would equip myself with a flashlight and mega- phone, col- lect my buddies, and we would head to the south end of the beach to harass lovebirds. When we found a likely-looking dark car with no visible occupants, we would flash the light and announce loudly, Me t' en ~ 109 girls at the lifeguard towe beach in the '60 r on the right s Was the ob' . Post ca'ds . . lecflve of Clll' prOVIded by Mik ISlOg. Not h e Sanders e t e Wood. ~ Cruising through the "Big Pier 60" parking lot in the '60s - one Q) of our destinations. '-' if> " through downtown innumerable times throughout the evening. And when my friends Greg Lee, Ron Harn and I tired of the endless trips, we parked at my fami- ly's car dealership down- town and watched the other cars driving through, going to and from the beach. This was so we COltle! spting into action, depending on where the best-looking ladies were headed. A good musical theme for my particular case would have been "I Can't Get No. Satisfaction," written by Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones. Incidentally, that song was written in Clearwater at that tin Le. In 1962, a fresh and generally obscure band from England performed atJack Russell Stadium where the PhilIies ~' took us through downtown on g- our way to one 'Of two destina- 'B tions - the beach or the '" <fl drive-ins on Gulf-to-Bay ~ B Boulevard. ~ On Gulf-to-Bay, our g> cruising destination ~ would be the A&W ~ Root Beer Stand, <( Frisches "Big Boy" qj ~ Drivl'"In, Henry's @ Hamburgers, and the '" newMcDonald's 0. ~ Restaurant and Lounge. ~ On the beach, it would ~ have been Rudy's Surfside Restaurant and '" lounge, the Big Pier 60 r:: parking lot and the R0ck-a- ~ Way Pavilion and Palm ~ Pavilion. w d If you were lucky enough ~ to have a date after cruising ~ the beach, you might end up ~ at the south end to watch the g Submarine Races. A conve- j: niently huge mound of sand ~ dredged up from Clearwater o the top of the mound of sand and park down inside, around a low area, away from the scrutiny of those pesky Clearwater Satisfaction" partly as a result of their frustrating Clearwater experience. Well, back to cruising. Cruising was such a part of our lives in the '60s I'm glad to see it's still alive and well today. It reaches a zenith on Clearwater Beach each spring, so much so that the lity 1u.<1 to pass an anti-cruising orelie nance to limit loud music, dri- ving too many times past the same spot, and - of course - imbibing the devil's brew. Things have become compli- cated nowadays. Back in the '60s, we just got in our cars and cruised. But now that I think about it, there was that mysterious-looking tower the city built in the parking lot of Pier 60 with tinted glass win- dows. I believe it was occu- pied by a police officer. I won- der what they were looking for? d 30 years later). W outdate bridge (no the brand neW beach over clUising the for everyone nearby to hear. "keep your heads above the seats." More times than not, our prankster- police officers. My own particular specialty, Right Downtown Clearwater Carol Warren joins ranks of Rotary presidents By]udi Jetson "Making a difference in my communi- ty, and in the world, is what Rotary is all about," says newly installed President Carol Warrell. On July 1, the Clearwater Downtown Rotary Club, which was chartered in 1925, installed its first woman president, a wen-known local commercial Realtor and communi- ty figure. Warren served on the Downtown Development Board from 1990 to 1993, serves on the city's Fiscal Review Committee,' and sings with the Sunstate Opera Company and Peace Memorial choir. Familiar with Clearwater's needs and community service organizations, Warrell spellt the past year as chair- woman of Rotary's Charities Committee. The panel recommends such projects as fu;lding for the Clearwater Homeless Intervention Project, assistance for hearing-impaired infants, and has donated to the Coastal Conservation, Religious Community Services, Florida Orchestra and the Clearwater High School Swim Team. Being the first woman president is something Warren assumes with enthu- siasm. "I might sing several octaves higher than my predecessors," notes Warren, "but there has been nothing but support and encouragement from the members." YEt ulltlllD8~; only n1l'11 were allowed to join Rotary. When that changed, Warren was invited to join and was pro- posed for membership by Lee Arnold, her boss at Colliers-Arnold. Membership in Rotary includes invited business and professional leaders in the community, people who believe, like Warren, "We should not only exercise leadership in our businesses, but also in community efforts to make our com- munity and the world a better place to Rotary International con- vention in Indianapolis, which was attended by 19,000 Rotarians from 156 countries. Warren tells about planting trees in Indianapolis as part of "Preserve our Planet Earth" with 3,000 Rotarians. "We planted over 700 trees and thousands of shrubs and plants within a four-hour period," she recalls, "and working together we had firsthand experience in understand- ing and accepting diverse people and cultures." One example of the pow- erful inlpact of Rotary, which has 1.2 million members in the world (and about 180 in downtown Clearwater) is the Polio Plus program started in 1985. "Our goal is toeradi- cate polio in the world by STEVE RIBBEfTribune photo the year 2005, and our Carol Warren became the first woman president of Clearwater Club raised the Clearwater Downtown Rotary Club July 1. over $400,000," Warren live." says. 'Worldwide, Rotary has raised She also notes that local entrepreneur over $400 million and is working with Herb Brown spent the yearof1995 as UNICEF and WHO to vaccinate chil- pre~ide11t of J:(otary Inttrnational, and dren, particularly lol'U~illg on Illdilllllld "Mr. Brown's active involvement and Africa." commitment have been a source of Warren says that Rotary International inspiration and motivation." has projects to inlprove the quality of Warren warms quickly to an opportu- drinking water and meet surgical needs nity to talk about Rotary. of children. Rotary International has "1 feel we're obligated to provide ser- 2,000 homes under construction for vice to the community, and if we can poor fanrilies in India, Pakistan, Brazil unite our efforts locally," she believes, and Mexico, \\ith another 5,000 "it will be like a ripple effect on the planned. water, which will expand to become On the local front, Rotary's Canlp global." Warren just returned from the Florida, located in Brandon and sup- China. L1ardo . Boehm . Royal Copenhagen. Hummel. Original Designs Created. Appraisals. Bridal Registry Member-American Gem,Society 446-2663 447 -0834 714 Cleveland St., Downtown Clearwater or lived in Clearwater since 1970 or Resides on Island Estates with her husband, Glenn.. who is also a Rotarian. or Carol and Glenn are one of two Rotarian couples in the Rotary Club . of Clearwater. or Four children, three grandsons and a dog named Jake or 19 years selling commercial proj}- erty for Lee Arnold (Colliers- Arnold) or Hobbies: Singing or Book she's reading right now: "Ya Ya Sisterhood" ... Favorite quote: "Follow your dreanl." ported by Rotary Clubs throughout the state, "allows kids with cancer, asthma, debilitating diseases of all types," notes Warren, "to have a great camp experi- ence. The doctors on staff make sure their medical needs are met." ; When ask~d what was the most fun g she has had at a Rotary event, Warren 'g readily volunteered "ringing the bells ~ for the Salvation Army at the m(llls. 0 But the most meaningful has been our OJ annual.Kingfish Tournament," she remarks, "which raised over $30,000 ;i this year. There is such wonderful fel- ~ lowship." While Warren doesn't fish, 3 she loves'working on the event. ] The Rotary goals are to promote ~ goodwill and understanding and world 5 peace, and Warren certainly exempli- -'" fies the type of community leader who ~ can make that happen. ;& Cfi" ___5" '" ." '" ~ 'i '" l/l '" ::\ o' :J ~~F~~~~~ ALTERNATIVE TO EMERGENCY ROOM The medical staff c ]nslsts of Board Certified physicians specializing in Family emergency and Pediatric care. 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