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Program Number
25
Program Date
7-7-2009
Segment Summary
SEGMENTS | Florida's 1920 Land Boom and the 21st Century | African American School in Gifford | Sarasota Architecture
Keywords
Florida Frontiers; Development; African American; Architecture
Sponsors
Brevard Cultural Alliance's mission is to build and sustain a dynamic and vibrant arts and cultural sector integral to Brevard County's quality of life.
Florida Humanities Council and the National Endowment for the Humanities
With funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities, FHC grants primarily respond to the needs of local communities, but they often address topics of statewide interest. FHC is particularly interested in projects that are collaborative, attract diverse audiences, encourage active participation from the public, and explore humanities topics and disciplines in interesting and engaging ways.
This project is sponsored in part by The Jessie Ball duPont Fund.
STARS Citation
Brotemarkle, Dr. Ben and Florida Historical Society, "Florida Frontiers Radio Show #25" (2009). Florida Frontiers: The Weekly Radio Magazine of the Florida Historical Society. 9.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/florida-frontiers-radio/9
Transcript - Radio Program #25
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Program Segments
Florida's 1920 Land Boom and the 21st Century
Alan Bliss compares the land boom and bust of the 1920s with the recent boom and bust cycle at the beginning of the 21st century
Mark-In Point: 01:28 Length: 14:38
African American School in Gifford
Eddie Hudson remembers going to an African American school in Gifford.
Mark-In Point: 16:13 Length: 04:39
Sarasota Architecture
Florida architects Joe King, John Howie and Carl Abbott discuss the 1940s Sarasota School of architecture, which rejected the heavy Mediterranean styles of the 1920s for more airy structures that were flat-roofed, constructed of lighweight materials, and adorned with lots of glass.
Mark-In Point: 21:54 Length: 06:10