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Gateway, Pinellas County, Florida
Gateway, also called the "Gateway area", or "Gateway District", is a major business district of Pinellas County, Florida. As it is a major employment center located in an area of suburban density, it is considered an edge city.Chapter 11: "The List: Edge Cities Coast to Coast" in As of 2019, an increase in construction of residential complexes indicate that Gateway is turning into a mixed business and residential area. Location The Gateway/Mid-County Planning area falls within the city limits of St. Petersburg and Pinellas Park, along U.S. Route 92 and Interstate 275 at the west end of the Howard Frankland Bridge. It is bordered by: * U.S. Route 19 and Starkey Road on the west *62nd Avenue North and Gandy Boulevard on the south *Tampa Bay on the north and east Economy The district is home to 2,700 businesses and 60,000 employees, including at several of the Tampa Bay area's largest employers are located in Gateway including Raymond James Financial, Home Shopping Network, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pinellas County, Florida
Pinellas County (, ) is a county located on the west central coast of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 959,107. The county is part of the Tampa– St. Petersburg– Clearwater, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. Clearwater is the county seat. St. Petersburg is the largest city as well as the largest city in Florida that is not a county seat. History Pre-European settlement When Europeans first reached the Pinellas peninsula, the Tampa Bay area was inhabited by people of the Safety Harbor culture. The Safety Harbor culture area was divided into chiefdoms. One documented chiefdom in what is now Pinellas County was that of the Tocobaga, who occupied a town and large temple mound, the Safety Harbor site, overlooking the bay in what is now Safety Harbor. The modern site is protected and can be visited as part of the County's Philippe Park. Spanish and British Florida During the early 16th century Spanish explorers discovered and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
