Pass-a-Grille

[3] Local legend states that it was named from the French phrase Passe Aux Grilleurs (the passageway of the grillers) in honor of the fishermen who camped and first settled there.

[4] John Gomez was one on the first to use Pass-a-Grille Beach as a vacation area, inviting travelers from St. Petersburg and Tampa to stay at his resort-like structure as early as 1857.

Some of the first major businessmen in the area were Roy S. Hanna and Selwyn Morey, who began developing plots of land for homes and lodgings at Pass-a-Grille Beach.

The neighborhood suffered damage from Tropical Storm Debby in 2012, including beach erosion and a tornado strike.

[6] The beach, boutiques, an ice cream shop, an outdoor art market, restaurants, tennis courts, and fishing piers are all within walking distance, concentrated around 8th Street.