The Jungle extends across two square miles of land on the west side of St. Petersburg, Florida bounded by Tyrone Blvd (N), Boca Ciega Bay (W), 5th Avenue North (S), and the Pinellas Trail (E). It includes the current day neighborhoods of Azalea, Jungle Prada and Jungle Terrace.
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In the Roaring 20s, the Jungle was a popular winter destination. Some people built magnificent Mediterranean-style homes, others came to party at the Gangplank speakeasy, fishermen embarked from the Jungle pier for deep-sea fishing, still others came as guests of the Jungle Country Club Hotel (now Admiral Farragut Academy) or to play on the Jungle golf course (razed in the 1950s for the Azaleaville development). There was an airport, just west of today’s Tyrone Square Mall, where the airshows awed visitors, many of whom had never seen an airplane before.
Current day neighborhoods of Azalea, Jungle Prada and Jungle Terrace are in the Jungle.
Within Azalea boundaries are the Jungle Country Club Hotel (now Admiral Farragut Academy) and the Jungle Golf Course. The last vestige of the nationally famous golf course is Jungle Country Club Creek which flows down Farragut Drive to Boca Ciega Bay.
In Jungle Prada, there are brick streets that were laid in the early 1900s, the Jungle Prada complex (former home of the Gangplank speakeasy), the Jungle Pier and magnificent homes from the 1920s building boom.
St. Petersburg’s first airport was in the Jungle just west of current day Tyrone Square Mall, in today’s Jungle Terrace.
Map of Jungle area:
Jungle area (light green) that is within St. Pete city limits includes these neighborhoods - Azalea, Jungle Prada, and a portion of Jungle Terrace. Subdivisions include Golf Course and Jungle Sub, Jungle Country Club, Jungle Country Club Additions 2-4, Jungle Shores, Jungle Terrace, and Boca Ciega Shores.
The parcel north of St. Petersburg city limits that includes the Boca Ciega Resort and Doc Ford's Restaurant is also in the Jungle. This area (bounded on the north by the Seminole/Bay Pines bridge) has been considered part of the Jungle going back to the early 1900's.
The Jungle has been recognized as an area of St. Petersburg since the early 20th century. This 1913 article from the St. Petersburg Daily Times refers to extension of the trolley line to the Jungle.
Where is the Jungle Country Club?
Realtor.com has a good map of the Jungle Country Club area. It includes all the Jungle Country Club subdivisions.
Map of St. Petersburg neighborhoods
Jungle neighborhoods (Azalea, Jungle Prada, portion of Jungle Terrace) are on the west side of St. Petersburg.
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The Azalea neighborhood
includes the Jungle Country Club Hotel (now Admiral Farragut Academy), the former Jungle Golf Course (now residential) and a portion of the Pinellas Trail. This is the core area of the Jungle Country Club History Project.
Map of tax subdivisions
from the Pinellas County Tax Parcel Viewer (source: Pinellas County Property Appraiser Tax Parcel Map, labels added by Steve of the Jungle). Click on map to enlarge.
