A 12-page booklet (see flipbook below) about the history of the Jungle Country
Club golf course was recently mailed to homeowners who live in homes overlooking
the creek on Farragut Drive. This is the beginning of a petition drive to give
the creek a name – Jungle Country Club Creek.
At one time, the creek was named Golf Creek. It was a scenic water feature ‒ and hazard ‒ on the Jungle Country Club golf course (1916-1944).
Celebrities of the Roaring Twenties played on the nationally famous golf course. It was Babe Ruth's favorite winter course ‒ he played over 100 rounds of golf here and crossed the creek over 700 times.
Included in the booklet is a map of the golf course layout superimposed on a current street map.
Currently, the creek does not have an official name and city workers call it the Farragut ditch, a humble name for a creek that is teeming with wildlife and is rich in history. Giving a name to this historic landmark will benefit not only the neighbors who live on Farragut Drive, but also the Azalea neighborhood and the city of St. Petersburg.
While the petition drive is directed towards those who live along the creek, we welcome support from all neighbors.
If you support the proposal to recognize this parcel of lost St. Petersburg history, please send an email to steveofthejunglecc@gmail.com and your approval will be noted on the petition.
direct link to Jungle Country Club Creek proposal:
https://cdn.flipsnack.com/widget/v2/widget.html?hash=v1i48l9zhm
