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You can find us on Passa Grille Beach, on Florida’s Suncoast, famous for its white sandy beaches and Tampa Bay, on the sunny Gulf of Mexico.

We are located at 3112 Pass-a-Grille Way, St. Pete Beach, Florida.

This is almost at the southern most tip of the Pinellas County peninsula that forms the east coast of Tampa Bay. From Tampa, Take I-275 South to the Pinellas Bayway exit, (Exit 4) west to Gulf Boulevard. Turn left at the light by the Don ce Sar Hotel.

For further information contact: Nancy Markoe, Nancy Markoe Fine American Crafts Gallery, 3112 Pass-A-Grille Way, St. Pete Beach, FL 33706. 727-360-0729. E-mail: nancymarkoegallery@earthlink.net


Directions:

from the North or East
Take 275 South across Tampa. and follow signs that say 275 South.

Cross the Howard Franklin Bridge, spanning Tampa Bay. Continue South. The signs will start to say “275 South Bradenton ”don't worry!

You will cross almost all of St. Petersburg, as we are the last exit, before the skyway.

Exit 4 - 672 West - St. Pete Beach.

Pay .50 and continue west until you dead end at a big pink hotel called The Don Ce Sar.

Turn left, which puts you on Pass A Grille Way, into Pass A Grille. (if you turned right you would be on Gulf Blvd. on St. Pete Beach proper)

Go south 3 blocks. We are on the corner of 32nd Avenue and Pass A Grille Way.

From the South

75 to 275 St Petersbug

Exit 4 and follow instructions above.

 

Parking Options

If you turn right on 32nd Avenue

Park at one of the 30 minute parking spaces at north curb. Those are ours. If you stay in Gallery you can park longer.

Park on an angle on the mulch next to the Gallery (you will see signs).

If you go past the Gallery, south
There is a mulched parking area south of the gallery.


PASS A GRILLE?

Pass A Grille is a historic community that was established in the late 1800s.

It is on the southernmost tip of St. Pete Beach.

Pass A Grille is 32 blocks long and only one block wide. The Gulf of Mexico is one the"west side and the Intercoastal is on the east. One can stand in the middle of the block and see both bodies of water.

Pass A Grille has a real “old Florida” feel. There is beautiful flora and fauna,and, kitty cats, doggies, heron, egret, sandpipers, seagulls, dolphins, starfish, turtles, and a beautiful beach.

There is a book that tells all about the area. Briefly, it got its name from the fact that French Fishermen used to meet up to “grill some fish at the pass”...thus the French spelling “Pass A Grille.”


The Gallery Building

Before there was a bridge that conected Pass A Grille to the mainland, some developers floated some old St. Petersburg cottages over to the island on barges.

The Gallery, and three of its adjoining houses, was one of these “Barge Houses.”

The first real estate agent put the front part on the little house and used it as an office. Later, it became a retail outlet, and for years was an antique store. After being shut down for 10 years, but with its license in tact, Nancy Markoe found it, bought it, restored it, and opened a Gallery in it! It is now considered a landmark and is Grandfathered into the residential area. (more on this subject under “About Us”)




Here is an American Craft rendition of a souveneir!

…for your grilling pleasure and thoughts of a beautiful place A most often asked question is: “How did Pass A Grille get it’s name?”

According to local historian, Frank Hurley, the name is from the French —la passe aux grilleurs, which means “the passageway of the grillers”or “griller’s pass.”

Tradition says Carib Indians taught French Pirates from St. Kitts how to grill meat and fish over open pit fires on lattice works of green branches, when they and other French Fishermen stopped on this Key’s southernmost tip. Therefore, mapmakers as early as 1841 designated the pass where the fishermen came ashore as “Pass aux Grilleurs.”

Stroll the back alleys of Pass A Grille, and smell how the tradition continues!

Forged from stainless steel by Mudroom Studios, treat skewers with olive oil. Complete with holder/hot mitt for handling.


Bill Clinton located us!

A Presidential Visit


On a shopping spree, President Clinton purchased 14 items by 5 artists for
Hillary and Chelsea.



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