Bayshore Boulevard-World's Longest Continuous Sidewalk

Bayshore Biking Running & Bladeing

Bayshore Boulevard, links South Tampa and downtown, along Tampa Bay and boasts the world's longest continuous sidewalk - about four and a half miles.  I am not sure who bestowed this honor on Bayshore Blvd.
On any day you might see joggers, skaters and bikers out on their daily quest for exercise while others come just to soak up the sunshine and the view & to see joggers, skaters and bikers out on their daily quest for exercise, as I was doing today after having breakfast with Tuga.
Bayshore is also the location for the annual Gasparilla Parade.  Gasparilla.....the pirate invasion begins!! Thanks ejames01
Parade-goers line the boulevard to see Jose Gaspar and his band of unruly pirates sail into Tampa Bay to invade the city and take to the streets.

Bayshore SunRise 8-25-09

The Bayshore Balustrades are an architectural design where a series of vertical pillars, called balusters, are aligned symmetrically and joined at the top by a horizontal rail. In traditional design, the balusters frequently have a swollen lower portion which recalls the pomegranate flower, from which the pillar derives its name from the original Italian, "balaustra."

The first recorded use of balustrades was by the Assyrians. Bas-reliefs show the Assyrian nobility using balustrades around the windows of their palaces. Although balustrades were atypical during the days of the Greco-Roman Empires, their use was quite popular during the Italian Renaissance.

SunUp 8-25-09

Renaissance architect Giuliano da Sangallo used balustrades in many of his building projects including the terrace and stairs at the Medici villa around 1480 AD. Michelangelo's use of balustrades at the Campidoglio steps and in the cathedral of Parma helped to popularize the design style throughout Europe. Later English architects adopted the concept of the balustrade and adapted it for indoor use on stair railings giving birth to the term baniste.

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