Historic 1890s Grayton Beach ‘Cottage’ Property on Market
GRAYTON BEACH – A jazzed up historic cottage is now on the market, and owned by the town namesake. Dating to the 1890s and closely connected to Charles T. Gray, the community’s
Frank Sinatra’s Quintessentially Miami Beach Movie, ‘Hole in the Head’
If you’ve ever dreamed of seeing Miami Beach in its mid-century heyday, Frank Sinatra’s 1959 film A Hole in the Head offers a perfect time capsule. Directed by Frank Capra, this heartwarming
Frederick Delius: The Ultimate Florida Composer
Ask a Floridian about a favorite Florida piece of music, and it is the rare person who will mention the Florida Suite, by Frederick Delius, the English composer. While Frederick Delius gets
Martin Caidin: Florida’s Greatest Modern Science Fiction Author
Back in the Bicentennial year of 1976, a celebrated science author flew across Florida in Adolf Hitler’s airplane, a Junkers JU-52. This unique craft belonged to Martin Caidin — daredevil pilot, historian,
Yes, There Is Oil In Florida. A Quick History
IMMOKALEE – While there has been a long discussion about whether or not to drill of of Florida’s coast, few remember that Florida has also been home to actual oil wells. Pictured here, Blanchard’s
Elvira Garner’s Ezekiel of Sanford, Florida
Of the literature of early 20th-century Florida, the late Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings and Zora Neale Hurston stand out for their ability to evoke disappearing Florida. However, there were other authors that spoke
Billy Graham Related Sites In Florida
As we celebrate the life of the late Billy Graham, some of the most important spiritual events in his maturity in Christ occurred in Florida. Graham grew up near Charlotte, North Carolina,
Route 66’s Visit to St. Pete’s Tierra Verde
ST. PETERSBURG – From moonshots to Miami Vice, television helped create, promote and define modern Florida. In some rare and elegant instances, that programming survives as a documentary of the earlier time and
History: First Broadcast & History of Miami’s WTVJ
MIAMI WTVJ was the first television station in Miami; it was started by Wometco Enterprises, the theater and entertainment company of the Wolfson family. The station, first a CBS at 4, went
Larry Vita, Houseboat Innovator of Ft. Lauderdale
SURFSIDE – If you’ve watched enough television, living on a boat and solving crimes is one of the possibilities of life in seafaring states like California and Florida. From Rockford to Crockett
The Fat Spy: Phyllis Diller in Cape Coral
CAPE CORAL – So many movies have been filmed in Florida. One oddball comedy is The Fat Spy, a comedy starring Phylis Diller. It not only functioned as a movie but a
Correct Craft, Boating to the Glory of God
ORLANDO – Florida has many great boatbuilders and a strong marine industry, both in services and manufacturing. One of the most historic is Correct Craft, maker of Centurion towboats, Bass Cat, Yar-Craft
History: Video of Ivan Tors Miami Studio
NORTH MIAMI – Florida’s motion picture history is more than Universal and Disney. One of the early pioneers was Ivan Tors, best known for Flipper In the 19760s, a number of series
