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The Gulf's Lost Fort

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All the way south of St. Pete Beach stands the last remnants of Fort De Soto, an unusual structure in the heart of a beach park. It's the key the unlock centuries of history, hidden on an island at the mouth of Tampa Bay.

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Read more about the Sunshine Skyway Bridge here!

Read more about the history of Mullet Key here!

Read more about the opening of Fort De Soto Park here!

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When Elvis Came to Florida

In the summer of 1961, the King of Rock and Roll filmed a movie in the small town of Inverness, Florida. To this day, the city still tells the tale of Elvis in the city - and celebrates the legacy he left behind.

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Thank you to our friends at the Old Courthouse Heritage Museum in Citrus County for their help with this episode!

 

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The Mutant Mall of Orlando

In 1956, Orlando was home to the shopping center of the future, Colonial Plaza. Over the decades, it would expand in a wholly unusual way, as malls became the core of American comerce.

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Thank you to Chelsea Rice for her incredible design of our summer logo!

 

Thank you to Rachel Williams from the History Center! Plan your trip to the Orange County Regional Historic Center here.

 

Read a few articles quoted in the episode here!

City of Orlando now closing parking garages at 11 p.m. on weekends

The Rise and Fall of the US Mall

An Oral History of Tiffany's Mall Tour

Colonial Plaza, Orlando, FL - Mallmanac.com

 

All of the music was originally composed. 

From Florida to Normandy, 1944

Training for D-Day was essential to the invasion's success. For a few pivotal teams preparing for June 6th, 1944, the shores of Florida were where they trained - where the victory in Europe began.

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Thank you to Chelsea Rice for her incredible design of our summer logo!

 

Thank you to Grant Mann and the National Navy SEAL Museum for their help with this week's episode!

 

All of the music was originally composed. 

PARADISE PARK, the Segregated Silver Springs

During the end of segregation, Black tourists had to find other places to enjoy on vacation, separate from the white public. Paradise Park was different, a segregated version of Silver Springs, with a whole lot more to offer than a typical segregated theme park.

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Thank you to Chelsea Rice for her incredible design of our summer logo!

 

Check out Remembering Paradise Park here!

Read more about Paradise Park, and the selling of Silver Springs here!

 

All of the music was originally composed. 

The Waters of Silver Springs

The history flowing from the Silver Springs dates make centuries. Whether it's in the form of a mammoth bone, or a glass bottom boat, there's loads of stories to tell. This week we dive in and find surprising tales, of Black Lagoons and dugout canoes and truck driver scuba divers.

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Thank you to Chelsea Rice for her incredible design of our summer logo!

 

Read more about the Glass Bottom Boats in the Ocala Style!

Read more about the Mammoth bones at Silver Springs!

 

All of the music was originally composed.

Florida and the Titanic

The richest man on board the Titanic had a town bearing his family name in the heart of Florida. His death in the frozen waters of the Atlantic changed the future of the small town in the heart of the Ocala National Forest.

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Thank you to Chelsea Rice for her incredible design of our summer logo!

 

Thank you to Chrystel Hopkins and Paul Burns from the Titanic Museum for their help in this episode!

 

All of the music was originally composed.

The Mysteries of Yeehaw Junction

Cattle roam the middle of our state, and for a hundred years, their ranchers took up rest at Yeehaw Junction. But what today appears to be just an intersection of the highway is loaded with history just below the surface.

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Thank you to Chelsea Rice for her incredible design of our summer logo!

 

Read more about the military testing in Yeehaw Junction right here!

 

All of the music was originally composed.

The 2024 Florida Film Festival (Plus, We're Back June 3rd!)

NEW EPISODES JUNE 3RD!

We spent a week at the Florida Film Festival back in April, and now it's time to recap the most exciting movies we saw! Plus, a preview of our next episode, coming this upcoming Monday!

 

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Florida's Home of Tomorrow

At the 1933 World's Fair, Florida presented its vision of a home of the future: pink, shiny, with a view of the water. Throughout our trip to these fairs, Florida sold many ideas, from tobacco to citrus - and everything in between.

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Read more about the Philippines exhibit at the 1904 fair.

Read more about about the Florida Tropical House. 

Read more about Florida at the 1964 fair.

 

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