Here’s a drawing from the Florida History book that premiere’s Saturday in Melbourne!
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The Orlando Chamber of Commerce tacked ‘Orlando – The Action Center’ to advertising in the mid-’70s. Here’s an early brochure from that time. The top 2 of the collage of photos is of Lake Eola. The next is of Fiesta in the Park. Then Jai-Lai, which was in Seminole County. Not sure where the restaurant or hotel shots are from.
Via the Florida Historical Society:
‘Today in Florida History!
1969 – Three days after the historic launch from John F. Kennedy Kenedy Space Center (Cape Canaveral) Apollo 11 and its astronauts, Neil Armstrong, Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin and Michael Collins, went into orbit around the moon.’
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This was huge event back then and even now! Our visits to the moon were few and then stopped altogether. Here was the first to get there. This was all being done to meet the goal set in 1961 by President Kennedy to have a man on the moon before the decade was out. Another day and the goal was met.
This is a terrific image of Jupiter Florida! I’ve not seen one at this angle before! You can really see how the two sides once connected. Looks almost like a puzzle piece is missing. 🙂
You can spot the lighthouse just right of the first bridge. The photo was posted on Facebook by the folks in Jupiter.
Swampy’s Tuesday Ads: City Yacht Basin, Miami, 1950s.
on July 17, 2012
at 2:06 pm
It’s Summer and here’s the special at the City Yacht Basin! $3.35! What a deal!
(Of course, it appears this two-sided brochure is about60 years old.)
