History of the Xanadu Houses Bob Masters, Pioneer in Construction The Kissimmee Xanadu House was one in a series of experimental homes built by Bob Masters, the designer who pioneered the...
History of the Xanadu Houses Bob Masters, Pioneer in Construction The Kissimmee Xanadu House was one in a series of experimental homes built by Bob Masters, the designer who pioneered the...
Abraham DuPont Abraham DuPont was born July 1, 1783, in Beaufort County, South Carolina, the son of Charles and Sarah Coachman DuPont. Abraham was also the nephew of Josiah DuPont who, based on...
The design of the stadium is reminiscent of the Miami Marine Stadium in Miami, Florida Parque José Martí in Havana, Cuba was originally designed in the 1940s under the Fulgencio Batista regime...
History of Havana’s Frontón Jai Alai Jai alai was brought over to Cuba in 1898 by the Basques, the indigenous people of the Basque Country in Spain. In April 1898, the Mazzatini brothers made...
Decades ago, Jacksonville was filled with many of these types of homes which many know as “shotgun houses.” There is a bit of a debate on how these homes got their name. The most well...
First Baptist Church, 1920s. Courtesy of the State Archives of Florida. The First Baptist Church congregation built its first church at the corner of E. Tarpon and Ring Avenues. Dr. Dee Diamandis...
NAAS Cecil Field The Yellow Water Nuclear Weapons Storage Area was a top-secret location used for storing nuclear armaments during the Cold War. Shortly before the United States’ entry into...
White Sulfur Springs The White Sulfur Springs Ruins is a former bathhouse in the town of White Springs, located in Hamilton County, Florida, on the Suwannee River. The Suwannee River once marked the...
A circa 1943 view of the interior of the massive NAS Richmond blimp hangar, showing 5 Navy blimps & a blimp gondola undergoing maintenance. Lieutenant Nelson Grills and his crew of nine...
Brooklyn, Duval County The Mt. Calvary Baptist Church is a church located in the historically black neighborhood of Brooklyn. Originally known as Dell’s Bluff when it was first settled in 1801, the...
The Town of Southland The El Jobean Hotel is a historic hotel built in the town of El Jobean, located in what was once part of Manatee County. The area located on the northeast bank of the Myakka...
James Ross Mellon James Ross Mellon was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on January 14, 1846, son of Judge Thomas Mellon, known for founding Mellon Bank and patriarch of the wealthy and influential...
PotashCorp Phosphate Terminal, 1977. In early-1966, Occidental Agricultural Chemicals Corporation opened a $3 million automated phosphate rock, triple superphosphate, and diammonium phosphate...
Pahokee High School, c. 1940s. Courtesy of the States Archives of Florida Despite the massive destruction caused by the nameless but disastrous Hurricane of 1928, some buildings did manage to...
St. Petersburg YMCA Building 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...
Short History of Jai Alai Big Bend Jai Alai is a relic of what is now considered a rather obscure sport, was once the fastest spectator sport in the world. Jai alai started in the Basque region of...
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