Pass-A-Grille Beach

Pass-a-Grille Beach, United States

4.8

20 reviews

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Bike Parking
Yes
Good for Kids
Yes
Dogs Allowed
Yes

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Pass-​a-​Grille Beach is a unique, historic beach neighborhood with independently owned boutiques, inns, restaurants and art galleries. It has a laid back upscale hippie vibe.

History

Established in 1886.

For 10,000 years, Indians hunted the prairies and fished the waters of what later became Pass-​A-​Grille. The last group of Native Americans to settle in the Pinellas County area were the Tocobagas around 1,000 — 1,700 AD. This area was first visited by Europeans in 1528 when the Spanish Explorer, Panfilo de Narvaez anchored off Pass-​A-​Grille pass. Afterwards, the island was used as a camp ground for fisherman to obtain fresh water and to grill their catch. According to legend, it is thought that Pass-​A-​Grille derives it’s name from the French Passé aux Grilleurs. In 1857, John Gomez self styled ‘last of the pirates’, began bringing excursionists here from Tampa which gave this area the distinction of perhaps being the oldest resort on Central Florida’s West Coast. Zephaniah Phillips, the first homesteader settled here in 1886 and by the turn of the Century Pass-​A-​Grille had it’s first hotel and a ferry boat service from what is now Gulfport. The town of Pass-​A-​Grille Beach was incorpora

Meet the Business Owner

Maggie C.

Business Owner

Pass-​a-​Grille promoter.

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