Posted by Bob Spong on September 23, 2003 at 18:56:41:
Okay, there are a few ways to get out here to Northern Pinellas County. Theres Keystone Road, Hillsborogh/Tampa Rd. and Rt. 60.
Keystone Rd. Basicly, Gunn Highway takes you to Keystone/Tarpon Springs/Lake Fern Rd. This is located a few miles past Van Dyke Rd. at a traffic light, where you can make a left turn.
Stay on Tarpon Springs/Lake Fern, it'll change to Keystone Rd. At the next signal you will cross East Lake Rd. (better known as "McMullen Booth Rd." in Clearwater.) then the next signal is US 19, and into Tarpon Springs.
(The next signal is for mall traffic,)
At the second signal, is alternate 19, or Pinellas Ave. Make a left turn here, theres no arrow here. Pass the next two signals, (I think one is at Lemon, or is it Lime, but it doesn't matter,) the second one is at MLK Jr.
The third signal is Meres Blvd. where you make a RIGHT turn. (Theres construction here these days.)
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A few blocks down is a ball field on the left, and a stop sign.
Keep going straight, and you'll see a brick wall on the left. This is my neighborhood, "Westwinds".
Make a left turn into the entrance, and another left turn once you're inside. Follow the road straight, and you will cross over a super small bridge. Our house is on the left, we have a white cast iron mailbox, be sure that you are at 917 Westwinds Blvd, because there are two cast iron mailboxes. (The first one isn't us. The second one is.)
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Hillborough/Tampa:
Head WEST on Hillsborough.
Eventually, Hillsborough will branch, to the right is Tampa Rd. (Take it,) to the left is Curlew, (ignore it.)
You will cross McMullen-Booth Rd./East Lake, keep going straight.
Eventually, you'll come up to US 19, and you'll wish you had gotten into the right turn lane, because it looks like such a small lane for right turns onto a major street like US 19 N.
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After you've been on 19 a few miles, you'll pass a Wal*Marton the left, this is Alderman Rd. (I'm telling you this as in a few miles, you'll be turning left, and theres little in the way of landmarks to keep you in sync.)
On the left you will pass "Insbrook" Golf Resort, then "MOVIECO 10", get ready to get into the left turn lane at the next light.
This is Klosterman Rd. Make a left here.
The next signal is Alternate 19. (Theres a 7-11 here,) make a right turn here.
The next signal is Meres Blvd. Make a Left here.
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FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS BETWEEN THE TWO ROWS OF STARS ABOVE.
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Route 60
Take route 60 to US 19 N. in Clearwater, Make a right turn and merge onto US 19 N.
(Follow the directions between the two rows of ###### above, (don't forget to follow the directions between the two rows of stars as well.)
If you have questions about directions, e-mail me at
bobspong@webtv.net