ATTRACTIONS TOUR OF FloridaPast #5

'Fun FloridaPast Attractions'

'one pick at a time'

It's our hope, that you take a moment to reflect & enjoy, these mirrors of FloridaPast
We will do our Very Best to Give you Interesting and Fun Glimpes into FloridaPast

Oh those Relaxing Days of Cypress Gardens Soft Sands of FloridaPast

BEACH BABY BEACH BABY BEACH BABY

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As we collect these Wonderful Documented Glimpses into FloridaPast, we will continue to add them to our site for your Enjoyment and Reflections upon FloridaPast.
So your gonna wanna come on back!

Let us ALL GIVE A SINCERE THANKS TO THOSE FOLKS WHO TOOK THEIR TIME
TO CREATE THESE WONDERFUL GLIMPSES OF FloridaPast FOR THE WORLD TO ENJOY.

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Take a trip to Weeki Wachee with Dr. Lu Vickers, author of the new book Weeki Wachee: City of Mermaids, and learn about this once-popular Florida roadside attraction.

"The World's Only Water-Skiing Elephant"

Full-length version
This film shows many water skiing tricks in order to demonstrate the performance of skis made by Cypress Gardens. Trick skis, ski shoes, a ski disc and barefoot skiing are demonstrated. Ski jumps are shown. A couple of jumps result in crash landings.
With Sincere Thanks to the Florida State Library FloridaMemory

A 6 Gun Territory Promotional Decal, from back in the FloridaPast Daze

This is a Full Length Film of Six-Gun Territory
Sincere Thanks to FloridaMemory -Florida State Library

Super 8 footage of Six Gun Territory, a now defunct amusement park in Ocala Florida. The "theme" of this park was an 1880's western town

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Promotional film likely from late 1950s featuring Ross and son Tom Allen

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Scenes from the Miami Seaquarium from 1966 home movies shot by Robert E. Lorey.

Aquamaids water skiing and more at Cypress Gardens, 1957, Florida.
Shot by my grandfather, Paul Kimaid, narrated by my grandmother, Amelia Kimaid. This segment was pulled from a 20 minute featurette chronicling their entire 3-week Florida vacation.

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Full-length version of Florida's East Coast Holiday Circa 1960
By FloridaMemory -Florida State Library

This film shows cities, attractions and things to do on the east coast of Florida. Producer Bill Beckley appears in a convertible leaving the airport at the start of the film. Viewers see the Daytona Speedway, Cape Canaveral, commercial growing, fishing for sailfish, a cruise ship and Miami hotels. The film also contains footage of parrots and flamingos at Parrot Jungle, the Miami Seaquarium, the Miami Serpentarium and William Haast milking a cobra. Also shown is footage of a large grouper; Whitehall, Henry Flagler’s home; and the Florida Keys. Produced by Beckley Films and FDC; sponsored by Eastern Airlines.

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It would be Great if Yawl would send, helping to preserve FloridaPast. The far right button. THANK YOU!

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Some of the most memorable adventures, happened in FloridaPast

Oh what fun, can I do that too?

MONKEY ISLAND STILL EXISTS TODAY - KLICK THE BARREL OF MONKEYS & LEARN MORE About this FloridaPast Attraction

Come play with the Monkeys, at Monkey Island, Homosassa Springs, FloridaPast

A Glass of Florida Rattlesnake Juice, every morning, will definately get you slithering

Step right up Folks, Free Samples for all! - Ross Allen, a Big Part of FloridaPast - Milk That Rattlesnake Ross

So Beautiful are the Days of FloridaPast

A WONDERFUL VISIT TO THE SEAQUARIUM - MIAMI FloridaPast

Ahhhhh.... you can smell the sweet aromas of this Garden of Eden

BEAUTIFUL SUNKEN GARDENS - Well Worth The Visit! Still has the appeal of FloridaPast

How many I DOs do you think were exchanged on this spot??

The Famous 'Wedding Chapel' Sunkin Gardens, FloridaPast

How many fishies do you think are in there Mommy?

What Wonders we see at Homosassa Springs, FloridaPast

What would FloridaPast be without Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus Shows

Alligator Farm in St. Augustine, FloridaPast

- ROADSIDE TEPEE - Pinnellas Park, FloridaPast

A Beautiful Visit at Silver Springs, Ocala FloridaPast

It's a Must to Visit Silver Springs, FloridaPast

It's no wonder why Silver Springs was a BIG ATTRACTION

Would you like to go to Silver Springs with me??

FloridaPast - JUNGLE DRIVE - Suwanee River on U.S. Highway 19, 98 & Alt. 127.

Come, take a Romantic Ride with me, up in the Jungle of the Suwannee River, FloridaPast

Come on in, the water is fine, and we'll have a GREAT TIME here at Cypress Gardens, FloridaPast

The water is wet, the air is cool, come on down, to Cypress Gardens, FloridaPast - and We'll all have a Blast, of water in the face, that is.

US Highway 41, just north of Dunnellon. 547 million gallons of crystal clear water flow daily forming the gigantic springs

Rainbow Springs - FloridaPast's most spectacularly colorful underwater gardens and marine life; shown thru new underwater view and submarine boats

Back when Grannie was Granny and Gramps was Gramps

I would like to see YOU DO THIS ALL DAY, Every Day. Just for a few grains, a few grains....

My My, what sharp teeth you have - come see me wrestle a Live Gator, here at Tropical Hobbyland, Miami, FloridaPast

FREE JUICE for one and All! STEP RIGHT UP FOLKS!

Ross Milking a Rattlesnake - WANT SOME JUICE FOLKS?!!

Will you join me on a cruise this morning? The weather is Just Right!

This is the life! A Nice Peaceful Cruise through Silver Springs, FloridaPast

Morning till evening, we will sit back, sip Southern Style Ice Teas, with a little Long Island N.Y. Recipe, and ENJOY Silver Springs, FloridaPast

We Will Stay ALL DAY, here at Silver Springs

But but, mister pooleece man, we are on beach

There you have it, the Bare Bonz' of the Beachs of FloridaPast, St. Pete

How Graceful

CHILD SAFETY VILLAGE - U.S.A., Tampa FloridaPast - What a Fun Place this must've been!

Pour a glass of OJ, and come with me, ok?

So Much More to See of FloridaPast, so keep on follow'in me

If you wanna skip around to other parts of your tour, without following Wally Gator
you can use either of these FloridaPast Tour Links to get you there.
Wally doesn't like when his Tour leaves to go their own way. So he may snip at ya'll.
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Begining of your Tour/Highway-2/Highway-3-Natural Scenes/Highway-4-Roadside Hotels & Motels/Highway-5-Past Attractions/Highway-6-Citrus Farming Tour/Highway-7-Historical Images
Highway-8-Seminole Indians Tour/Seminole Indians Musa Isle Tour 8-b/

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"The World's Only Water-Skiing Elephant"

This is a Full Length Film of Six-Gun TerritorySincere Thanks to FloridaMemory -Florida State Library

___________________________________________________Promotional film likely from late 1950s featuring Ross and son Tom Allen

_____________________________________Scenes from the Miami Seaquarium from 1966 home movies shot by Robert E. Lorey.

Aquamaids water skiing and more at Cypress Gardens, 1957, Florida.Shot by my grandfather, Paul Kimaid, narrated by my grandmother, Amelia Kimaid. This segment was pulled from a 20 minute featurette chronicling their entire 3-week Florida vacation.

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This is a Full Length Film of Six-Gun Territory
Sincere Thanks to FloridaMemory -Florida State Library

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Promotional film likely from late 1950s featuring Ross and son Tom Allen

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Scenes from the Miami Seaquarium from 1966 home movies shot by Robert E. Lorey.

Aquamaids water skiing and more at Cypress Gardens, 1957, Florida.
Shot by my grandfather, Paul Kimaid, narrated by my grandmother, Amelia Kimaid. This segment was pulled from a 20 minute featurette chronicling their entire 3-week Florida vacation.