Rowers pass by Annie the Dragon, date unknown Located on Merritt Island, the Dragon Point Mansion was built in 1961. The estate featured three fireplaces, wraparound cedar decks, teak parquet...
Rowers pass by Annie the Dragon, date unknown Located on Merritt Island, the Dragon Point Mansion was built in 1961. The estate featured three fireplaces, wraparound cedar decks, teak parquet...
According to the company website: “Rubber hoses made back in the early 1900s were comprised of pure gum rubber tapped from the Amazonian trees, which often grow more than 100 feet high. The...
Oriole Cemetery is the third oldest cemetery in Hernando County and was once part of the town of Oriole, a small mining settlement located in what is now the Withlacoochee State Forest. The town was...
A Brief History of Phosphate Mining in Florida Noralyn Mine is a phosphate mine located in the Bone Vallery region of Florida. The Hawthorn Foundation is a layer of clay and limestone deposited...
St. Petersburg Historic YMCA The St. Petersburg chapter of the YMCA was organized in June 1920. The YMCA building located downtown was constructed in 1927 with the help of $550,000 in community...
Balbin Bros. Cigar Factory The story of West Tampa’s former Balbin Brothers Cigar Factory dates back to 1904 when the three-story brick Romanesque Revival style building was built for the...
Mortal Kombat and Ms. Pac-Man cabinets, some of the popular arcade games of the time The first arcade games were the old midway of the 1920s which included shooting galleries, ball-toss games, and...
Fenway Hotel Construction on the Fenway Hotel began in 1924, but the project stalled due to financial problems. It wasn’t until Clearwater developer, George H. Bowles, decided to invest in the...
Originally known as Port Malabar Lanes, the 24 lane bowling alley opened in 1972 at 2170 Port Malabar Blvd NE, Palm Bay, Florida. At the time, it was Palm Bay’s only bowling center until the...
Abram Camp Pheil Abram Camp Pheil was born in Pennsylvania but settled in Citrus County, Florida in 1884, before relocating to St. Petersburg in 1894. He worked at a sawmill earning $1 a day. With...
Melbourne High School The old Henegar High School building was built in 1919 and the first high school graduating class graduated on May 21, 1921, with 13 students. At that time, there were no paved...
Founding of the Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys The Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys was first organized under an 1897 act of the legislature and began operations on the Marianna campus on January...
Photo Credit: Mykl Roventine, circa 1990s – Alligatorland Zoo was renamed to Jungleland Zoo in 1995, with many of the original remaining including the giant gator statue. Irlo Bronson...
Photo Credit: The Ledger Located on Prairie Mine Road near Mulberry, the massive structure made of 28,000 tons of steel-reinforced concrete was built in 1909 by the Prairie Pebble Phosphate Company...
In 1962, American Beryllium relocated from a nearby building to a new five-building facility at 1600 Tallevast Road, just east of its original location in the former Spindrift facility. From 1962...
A postcard featuring a colored image National Home of the Carpenters and Joiners of America in Lakeland, Fla. It’s postmarked February 12, 1952. Abandoned Atlas Archives United Brotherhood of...
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