Overlooking the Spa Beach and Recreation Pier, St. Petersburg, Fla. (Postcard Series)

The history of the pier.  (a.k.a Million Dollar Pier)

The building pictured in the postcard opened in 1926 and was demolished in 1967.

An inverted pyramid-shaped building was constructed in its place in 1973.

Empty pier looms over St. Pete.  (St. Petersburg Tribune, 9/22/2013)