Secret Army Base in St Petersburg Florida?

i think you might be on to something, i would investigate some more.

reply to post by nazibush


There is a Lockheed Martin on the same road as the dumps there in St Pete.. 28th st north. it's just north of the Dump. There is a lot of barbed wire there and lots of #.. no military base.. maybe some good old boy possum hunting. There are #loads of bikers who race there though

So, I just moved to St. Pete. Was biking south on 28th St N. After passing Lockheed Martin and the entrance into the Gateway area, a sidewalk appeared, obscured from the road by trees. Preferring to bike on the sidewalk versus the road, I took the sidewalk. Looked to my right, and there's a fence, and behind the fence just rows of tanks (or some sort of armored vehicle in any case). Further down I saw a gate with a warning sign, and I did not approach it but the only words big enough to read from my distance were "US Army".

Naturally I was curious, so I went online just now and Googled "st petersburg army base". Funny to see ATS among the top results.

This thread did not identify the location. There is a reserve center, as one guy mentioned, but that is in a different location. What follows is a Google Maps link to there area I biked by. If you use Satellite view you will see clearly the rows of military vehicles.

(you will need to copy the link, and remove the space after http:// in order for it to work)

http:// maps.google.com/maps?q=st+petersburg+florida&hl=en&ll=27.853845,-82.674147&spn=0.006634,0.008256&gl=us&t=h&vp6&z=18

ETA: Looking closer at the Google map, I don't think the vehicles there are the same ones I saw. Next time I bike by there I'll have to get a closer look.