St. Pete's Best Spots For Bungalows

Bungalows. Those lovely 2 bedroom, 1 bath homes that were built as winter residences back in the 1920's and 1930's. They're quite the thing in St. Petersburg now. Buy a bungalow, install a modernized bathroom, new kitchen, tile floors -- hey, it's a nice way to live.

But where are the best bungalows to be found?

Well, to find bungalows, you have to step back to the neighborhoods that existed when they were built. Searching for a bungalow is like going back 80 years in St. Petersburg's history. Below are the neighborhoods where bungalows can be found, along with the area and grid locations for maps used by Realtors.

Gulfport Arts District ---- Area 352 ---- Grid J-30
Historic Kenwood ---- Area 321 ---- Grids L-27 and L-28
Crescent Lake ---- Area 321 ---- Grids N-27 and N-28
Crescent Heights ---- Area 322 ---- Grid N-26
Woodlawn ---- Area 322 ---- Grid M-26
Euclid/St. Paul's ---- Area 322 ---- Grid M-27
Round Lake ---- Area 321 ---- Grid N-28
Old Southeast ---- Area 361 ---- Grid O-29
Old Northeast ---- Area 311 ---- Grid O-27 and O-28
Bahama Shores ---- Area 363 ---- Grid N-32
Driftwood ---- Area 362 ---- Grids N-30 and O-30
Passagrille ---- Area 371 ---- Grid H-33 and H-34

Okay, technically Gulfport and Passagrille are not part of St. Petersburg, but they're in the area so I'm including them. Besides, you can't search for a bungalow without seeing these two lovely communities.

Now, this is not to imply that you won't find bungalows elsewhere in the area, but these neighborhoods seem to have the highest concentration of the snug, easy-living little houses. As you might expect, as the houses have been revitalized, so have the neighborhoods. Bungalows are in some of the city's most popular and nicely maintained residential areas.

Curious about bungalows? Next time it's offered, why not take part in Historic Kenwood's famous Bungalowfest, or Gulfport's annual Tour of Homes. These are neighborhood walking tours in which you can inspect many nicely restored bungalows, see what the owners' have done to remodel them, and get an idea about pricing from any that are for sale. It's a great way to spend a day.

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