Largo Historical Society

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**OFFICIAL PAGE**
The purpose of the Largo Area Historical Society is to provide historical education, promote and preserve historical places, documents and items, and to encourage the appreciation and understanding of our local history.

Who remembers Friday and Saturday night skate dates and after school skating parties at Gay Way?
09/01/2026

Who remembers Friday and Saturday night skate dates and after school skating parties at Gay Way?

Here's a challenge for y'all! Can you name the location of this sign from 1939?***UPDATE***Facebook added the AI content...
08/29/2026

Here's a challenge for y'all! Can you name the location of this sign from 1939?

***UPDATE***
Facebook added the AI content label when the photo was uploaded. This photo was obtained from our LAHS historian, Charles J. Harper. Charlie assures us that this photo has been in his possession for over 20 years, far before AI was "a thing".

We would never knowingly post AI content without acknowledging it as such.

Largo Bicentennial celebration, 1976
07/03/2026

Largo Bicentennial celebration, 1976

06/30/2026
Here's another wonderful Old Largo memory. Palm Gardens Restaurant at the corner of Walsingham Road and Indian Rocks Roa...
06/29/2026

Here's another wonderful Old Largo memory. Palm Gardens Restaurant at the corner of Walsingham Road and Indian Rocks Road. Famous for its "tropical splendor", it was a popular destination in the 1950's and 1960's.

Through the years with the Pinellas County Fair. Did you know that the very first fair in Largo was started by the Wome...
06/25/2026

Through the years with the Pinellas County Fair. Did you know that the very first fair in Largo was started by the Women's Club of Largo in 1916?

Visit our website at www.largohistoricalsociety.org and click on the Local History tab. Look for the article Ferris Wheels, Cotton Candy, and Crocheted Bonnets for the full story of our fair.

How about this one? Anyone remember the King Pig on Gulf to Bay Blvd?
06/23/2026

How about this one? Anyone remember the King Pig on Gulf to Bay Blvd?

Biff Burger on Missouri Avenue! What was that sauce they put on their burgers?
06/21/2026

Biff Burger on Missouri Avenue! What was that sauce they put on their burgers?

So Where Was Lake Largo? Did you know that Largo was once home to a beautiful lake which was located at what is now Eas...
06/19/2026

So Where Was Lake Largo? Did you know that Largo was once home to a beautiful lake which was located at what is now East Bay Drive at Highland Avenue. Sadly, the lake was drained in 1917 to make way for farmland.

Read the whole article on our website under the "Local History" tab at www.largohistoricalsociety.org

Remember the original Whataburger? They had the best burgers and shakes! What was your favorite burger joint?
06/18/2026

Remember the original Whataburger? They had the best burgers and shakes! What was your favorite burger joint?

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295 Central Park Drive
Largo, FL
33771

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+17273141871

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