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- Looking North across St. Petersburg, Florida from the Sunshine Skyway Bridge on Its Opening Day, September 6, 1954 - The Sunshine Skyway Bridge carried vehicles across Florida's Tampa Bay. The first cantilever span opened in 1954, and a second was added in 1971. That second span collapsed in 1980 after one of its supports was struck by a freighter. A completely new cable-stayed bridge opened at the site in 1987. Tolls fund the bridge's ongoing maintenance.
- September 06, 1954
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Looking North across St. Petersburg, Florida from the Sunshine Skyway Bridge on Its Opening Day, September 6, 1954
The Sunshine Skyway Bridge carried vehicles across Florida's Tampa Bay. The first cantilever span opened in 1954, and a second was added in 1971. That second span collapsed in 1980 after one of its supports was struck by a freighter. A completely new cable-stayed bridge opened at the site in 1987. Tolls fund the bridge's ongoing maintenance.
- Postcard, La Siesta Court Motel, Winter Park, Florida, 1950 - Motel design often reflected regional architectural style. This 1950 postcard shows La Siesta Court in Winter Park, Florida. The Spanish Revival architecture evokes the early history of central Florida.
- 1950
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Postcard, La Siesta Court Motel, Winter Park, Florida, 1950
Motel design often reflected regional architectural style. This 1950 postcard shows La Siesta Court in Winter Park, Florida. The Spanish Revival architecture evokes the early history of central Florida.
- Swimming Pool at Holiday Inn of Daytona Beach, Florida, 1961 - The "glass wall" design, as seen in this postcard from Daytona Beach, Florida, gave early Holiday Inns a bright, modern appearance. Guests looked forward to swimming in the pool, standard at every location.
- 1961
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Swimming Pool at Holiday Inn of Daytona Beach, Florida, 1961
The "glass wall" design, as seen in this postcard from Daytona Beach, Florida, gave early Holiday Inns a bright, modern appearance. Guests looked forward to swimming in the pool, standard at every location.
- Postcard, The Marco Tourist Court, St. Augustine, Florida, 1947 - The Marco Tourist Court delivered on the expectation that a Florida vacation should involve lots of sunshine and time spent outdoors. The lawn chairs, swiveling patio umbrellas, colorful gardens, and picturesque footbridge in this postcard enticed potential guests. Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie Guidry, the owners and managers, also advertised that each of their homey-looking cottages had heat and private baths.
- 1947
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Postcard, The Marco Tourist Court, St. Augustine, Florida, 1947
The Marco Tourist Court delivered on the expectation that a Florida vacation should involve lots of sunshine and time spent outdoors. The lawn chairs, swiveling patio umbrellas, colorful gardens, and picturesque footbridge in this postcard enticed potential guests. Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie Guidry, the owners and managers, also advertised that each of their homey-looking cottages had heat and private baths.
- "Sol-Mar Motel," Jacksonville Beach, Florida, circa 1955 - By the 1950s, motels faced increasing competition from a plethora of other motels, more modern motor inns in urban areas, and the hugely popular Holiday Inn chain (started 1952). Newer motel designs like this one had multiple stories, swimming pools, and larger rooms with an array of features that included wall-to-wall carpeting, air-conditioning, free ice, in-room telephones, and TVs.
- circa 1955
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"Sol-Mar Motel," Jacksonville Beach, Florida, circa 1955
By the 1950s, motels faced increasing competition from a plethora of other motels, more modern motor inns in urban areas, and the hugely popular Holiday Inn chain (started 1952). Newer motel designs like this one had multiple stories, swimming pools, and larger rooms with an array of features that included wall-to-wall carpeting, air-conditioning, free ice, in-room telephones, and TVs.
- Holiday Inn, Miami, Florida, 1962 - This circa 1962 postcard shows the front of a Holiday Inn motel in Miami, Florida. The large, eye-catching sign pointed highway travelers to the registration office and the predictable, quality accommodations.
- circa 1962
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Holiday Inn, Miami, Florida, 1962
This circa 1962 postcard shows the front of a Holiday Inn motel in Miami, Florida. The large, eye-catching sign pointed highway travelers to the registration office and the predictable, quality accommodations.
- Children's Safety Village, Tampa, Florida, 1966 - Tampa's "Safety Village" was a unique experiment in preventive safety for children. Long before they were old enough to ask for the keys to the family car, these children practiced traffic safety by driving small electric-powered cars on child-sized streets. Hopefully, they would remember these lessons a few years later, as teens at the wheel of their own cars.
- July 01, 1966
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Children's Safety Village, Tampa, Florida, 1966
Tampa's "Safety Village" was a unique experiment in preventive safety for children. Long before they were old enough to ask for the keys to the family car, these children practiced traffic safety by driving small electric-powered cars on child-sized streets. Hopefully, they would remember these lessons a few years later, as teens at the wheel of their own cars.
- Tourists in Key West, Florida with the Conch Tour Train, 1962 - The arrival of the Florida East Coast Railway in 1912 helped turn Key West, Florida, into a popular tourist destination. After a destructive hurricane ended railroad operations in 1935, automobiles, airplanes, and cruise ships took over the tourist traffic. The rubber-tired Conch Tour Train opened in 1958 as a tribute to FEC's long-vanished Key West trains.
- 1962
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Tourists in Key West, Florida with the Conch Tour Train, 1962
The arrival of the Florida East Coast Railway in 1912 helped turn Key West, Florida, into a popular tourist destination. After a destructive hurricane ended railroad operations in 1935, automobiles, airplanes, and cruise ships took over the tourist traffic. The rubber-tired Conch Tour Train opened in 1958 as a tribute to FEC's long-vanished Key West trains.
- Hallmark "Collegiate Collection: Florida Gators" Christmas Ornament, 2001 - Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.
- 2001
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Hallmark "Collegiate Collection: Florida Gators" Christmas Ornament, 2001
Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.
- Hallmark "Collegiate Collection: Florida State Seminoles" Christmas Ornament, 2000 - Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.
- 2000
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Hallmark "Collegiate Collection: Florida State Seminoles" Christmas Ornament, 2000
Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.