Up until the early 1930s, South Florida was mostly inhospitable swampland. It wasn’t until after the 1928 Okeechobee Hurricane that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers set out to build a levee...
Up until the early 1930s, South Florida was mostly inhospitable swampland. It wasn’t until after the 1928 Okeechobee Hurricane that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers set out to build a levee...
Located on Hwy 192 in Kissimmee, the Viking Motel opened in 1992 during the height of tourism in the area. According to their website, they offered free wi-fi in all of their rooms, cable television...
Aerial view of the Hollywood Fashion Center on US 441 and Hollywood Blvd, 1979 The Hollywood Fashion Center opened on November 1, 1971, with anchor stores Burdines, Jordan Marsh, J.C. Penney, and...
Established as the town of Woodley in 1890s, the name was changed to Quay in 1902 in honor of Senator Matthew S. Quay, who had introduced a Senate bill to widen and deepen the Intercoastal Waterway...
A surgery room in the emergency wing Located at the corner of Alton Road and W 6th St, South Shore Hospital and Medical Center was built in 1967 to serve the surrounding area. By 2002, the hospital...
Photo Credit: State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory, 1939 – Central Florida Tuberculosis Hospital, later known as the Sunland Training Center for Retarded Children. Around 1952, a new...
The building was heavily vandalized and destroyed during its vacancy. Located on Sunrise Blvd. in Plantation, Florida, it was built in 1962 ‘Doctors General Hospital’ and was the first to...
Raz Island Located in the middle of Bay Lake, there is an island known today as Discovery Island, which is owned by Walt Disney World. The island though has a long history going as far as the early...
The prison was used by locals for paintball and airsoft Back in the 1900s, the area now known as Deep Lake was acquired by Walter Langford and John Roach, with plans to develop the land into a...
Inside the lounge area of the Morn Staff Car, which would later be one of several railcars abandoned behind a warehouse in South Florida. 1961 History of the “Dorothy Walker Bush Great...
The A.T. Cameron, now known as the R/V Arctic Discoverer. ArcticDiscoverer.com The R/V Arctic Discoverer According to Richard Jacquot, the R/V Arctic Discoverer originally entered service as the A.T...
Opening on July 4, 2008, South Beach Orlando featured 144 suites which can be rented out a months at a time at a “reasonable” rate. Within months, it received many poor and rather odd...
Homestead UFO House Located deep south in the city of Homestead, just a couple of miles from the Everglades entrance is a rather odd-looking house. Locals called it the ‘Alien House’...
Anderson’s Corner, c. 1985 History of the William Anderson General Store Standing at the corner of Southwest 157 Ave and Southwest 232nd Street in Miami for over a hundred years, the wood...
Bruce Goff, An Influence on Chayo Frank The Amertec Building was an office and local landmark located at 149 West 21st Street in Hialeah, Florida, and was designed by architect Chayo Frank. Frank...
William J. Howey, Founder of Howey-in-the-Hills The Howey Mansion is a historic 7,188 square foot, 20-room Mediterranean Revival Style home located in Howey-in-the-Hills, Florida. It was built by...
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