The Florida Land Boom of the 1920s
During the Roaring Twenties, millions of Americans moved to the Sunshine State seeking quick riches in real estate. Many made fortunes; others returned home penniless. Within a few years thousands of residential subdivisions, palatial estates, inviting apartment buildings and impressive commercial complexes were built. Opulent theaters and imposing churches opened, along with hundreds of municipal projects. A unique architectural theme emerged, today known as Mediterranean Revival. Railways and highways saw a renaissance. New cities--Boca Raton, Hollywood-by-the-Sea, Venice--were built from scratch and dozens of existing communities like St. Petersburg, Fort Lauderdale and Orlando were forever transformed by the speculative fever. Florida has experienced numerous land booms but none more sweeping than that of the 1920s. This illuminating account details how one of the greatest migration and development episodes in American history began, reached dizzying heights, then rapidly collapsed.Miami: Arva Parks aamp; Company and Centennial Press, 2002. ... Sebring. Charleston: Arcadia, 2008. Mackle, Elliot. aTwo Way Stretch: Some Dichotomies in the Advertising of Florida as ... Tallahassee: Division of Historical Resources, Bureau of Historic Preservation, September, 1988. pdfhost. focus.nps.gov/docs/ NRHP/Text/64000116.pdf Mickelson, ... Coral Gables, Miami Riviera, An Architectural Guide.
| Title | : | The Florida Land Boom of the 1920s |
| Author | : | Gregg M. Turner |
| Publisher | : | McFarland - 2015-04-27 |
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