The idea for Splendid China here in Florida was that of Josephine Chen, a Taiwanese-American school teacher and real estate developer. The thought was the park would be a great means for cultural...
The idea for Splendid China here in Florida was that of Josephine Chen, a Taiwanese-American school teacher and real estate developer. The thought was the park would be a great means for cultural...
A roadside fruit stand along US 441 In 1914, a train station was established at this location, north of Fort Drum along the Kissimmee Valley Extension of the Florida East Coast Railroad and several...
Castle Hill Mansion, 1980s. Photo courtesy of Wes Smith, son of Larry and Charlene Smith, the last owners of the property North of John’s Lake in Clermont is a wooded area known as “Castle Hill”...
The Colony Plaza Hotel was originally built as a Ramada Inn in 1968 in Ocoee, Florida. The hotel contained a a lounge, swimming pool, tennis courts, and meeting rooms. It was also the first hotel in...
Undated photograph of the Belleview Biltmore Hotel The Belleview Hotel, as it was initially known, was constructed by Henry B. Plant as a resort destination to boost tourist travel on his railroad...
W.T. Edwards Tuberculosis Hospital in Tallahassee Around 1952, a new series of state-of-the-art tuberculosis hospitals opened and were named the W.T. Edwards Tuberculosis Hospital, named in honor of...
Photo Credit: 808shirts, 2014 – Best Economy Inn was located at 1701 E Busch Blvd. Built in 1974, it initially opened as the Econo Lodge Busch Gardens Tampa, located at 1701 E Busch Blvd...
History of the Southeastern Academy of Travel and Tourism The Southeastern Academy of Travel and Tourism was originally opened in Orlando, offering two-year associate’s degree programs in...
Thought by neighborhood kids as an old mental hospital was actually the barracks for recruits entering power school. In December 1966, it was announced that Orlando will be the site for the...
Photo Credit: State Archives of Florida; Florida Memory, 1952 Native to China, where tung oil has been produced for centuries, tung trees were introduced to the South in the early 1900s and soon...
Miracle Strip Amusement Park Miracle Strip Amusement Park was a theme park in Panama City Beach, Florida that operated from 1963 to 2004. The Starliner roller coaster was the highlight...
Photo Credit: unprose, 2008 – At the time of this photo, the “Big Easy” was staying at the Port of St. Petersburg. First acquired in 2004 by the now-defunct Palm Beach Casino Line...
Photo Credit: Dustin Walker, 2006 Located on U.S. Highway 192 in Kissimmee, Water Mania opened briefly in 1986 and had its grand opening on March 7, 1987. The park was Kissimmee’s first water...
Since opening on February 29, 1988, Arabian Nights dinner theater has presented over 10,000 performances for around 10 million visitors. Set in a horseshoe-shaped arena with a dirt floor, the Arabian...
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