Do You Live In Florida?

nah we just "mostly" think alike

Monkey Jungle is still there. For the regulars that know... the rainforest was destroyed by Andrew and never recovered. And that alligator hole back there was evacuated because the remaining monkeys (they all came back and are flourishing) were throwing the bad monkeys to the gator. hahah.

Fairchild Tropical Garden, Viscaya, Key Biscayne, all lovely. Dinner Key Auditorium had dog shows, and boat shows, and was a great venue.

Fond memories.

I need 4 seasons also! Love Colorado put the old not the new Blue state

Had swimming lessons at viscaya (I think was just a massivly huge tiled pool with fountains) wasnt there a zoo out in tamiami? it was fairly new back in the early 80's

That lifestyle is over. Pandemic changed the world, and what's upcoming will also.

The beauty of Florida back in the day were the pioneers. Rickenbacker, the people who made Kendall Drive 6 lanes to no where. There was a canal down the end where fishing was good. Janet Reno frequented that spot too, she was a Miami girl! And the can lady lived back in the woods down there. She sold cans to the people starting up nurserys, still a big business now.

Those pioneers never planned to turn Florida into a Cruise Ship. Initially they respected the ecosystem. Then everyone and their brother moved there. Especially from New York, will happen again.

True story...When I was maybe 10 me and my dad were out frogging in the everglades, we saw a few flares go up, my dad took me back to the ramp and hauled ass out to help. Unfortunately he ended up trying to blow out the flames of the flares and set the grass on fire. He rescued the two guys, but at that time was also responsible for the largest fire the glades had see at that time, very dry. Did no get in trouble though.

If you mean that Coral Park High School was a zoo, then YES. hahahah.

Viscaya pool has sea shells on the ceiling, not sure anyone swam there. Madonna did a concert there, and it was big with the Columbian Cocaine lords in the 80's.

But in the Gables Venetian Pool was open for swimmers. And they had a cave and the water was spring fed and freezing ass cold.

In the movie The Specialist with Sylvester Stalone and Sharon Stone there are lots of Miami landmarks, including Church of the Little Flower, where many celebs have been married. I think Jlo, not sure.

I was in Miami after Andrew, changed my life. Warzone.

"Venetian Pool " is the one knew it had a V in it

I grew up in a small town in the Florida panhandle in the early-mid 1950s. Awesome time and place for a child...hunting, fishing, riding bicycles all over town, picking up drink bottles for the deposit for spending money, penny candy at the old-fashioned grocery store, getting into the Saturday double feature at the theater for fifteen cents,

If you timed things right you could see the Tarzan movie, the cowboy movie and the Tarzan movie again before you had to be home for supper!!

Also lived in Orlando before The Mouse. what a great place...it had lots of charm and felt like an overgrown country town.

I've been in Jacksonville the past 45 years. It has grown so large...it was already the largest city area-wise in the lower 48 states and now has a metropolitan statistical area population well over one million,

So many changes I've seen in this state over 75 years, Too few have been for the better. The panhandle area between Tallahassee and Pensacola is still semi rural and a gem if you don't need big city amenities,,,but still close enough to Panama City and the two mentioned above to be within a comfortable driving range.

Come on down before it's all gone!! (((Grin!!)))

Would not live anywhere else at the moment.

Treasure coast for 30 years and counting. We have beaches here where you won't see another person for 3 miles, complete solitude.

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Remember that plane that went down in the Everglades?
ValuJet Flight 592, sunk into the swamp. They couldn't recover the bodies or anything. 1996.

We would fish at 9 mile canal in the Everglades, one of the most beautiful places on the planet. No one for miles. So yeah, I know that sawgrass. They burn from time to time. We would use flares to light cigarettes when fishing out by Stiltsville.

You know Jimbo's on Virginia Key. Was an old drifter shack, grab a beer, leave a dollar.

Let's agree to disagree.

I really appreciate the intelligent conversation and contribution to the thread.

You're still welcome back anytime.

YES, we usually put in at the closest ramp that that plane went down. Thats also the general area the fire was. All I remember was massive amounts of black smoke (from the fire in the grass) and police along with numerous new choppers (it was also pitch black outside)

Retired, no taxes, cheap services, great weather, healthy atmosphere, great doctors, etc. Florida Man may be true, but there are many neighborhood enclaves that don't experience pedestrian life.

our incident was before value jet crashed, do you remember a store called Dade Corners on the way to fish?

Great!
Jacksonville had highway construction for like 40 years straight. hahah. Was black back in the day, now look at it!!! Ran them off to Atlanta.

Disney was great until about 25 years ago. Opened in 1971, many a field trip there. But tourism is still fun.

Yeah, I remember bottle collecting for candy, that was fun. And throwing fruit from the plentiful trees in kid street wars in the neighborhoods, those were the days!

THIS!!!

THE FREE STATE OF FLORIDA!

Don't remember a store, but I do remember Miccosukee Indian Village, huts. and that screen door bbq place out there.

Pitch black in the everglades with a flashlight, SOOOO many eyes!!!

Vero beach?

Let's see what happens after 911... I might be at your doorstep soon. hahah.

yes that place was famous for its corn on the cob, remember eating there as a kid. I think it was called pit BBQ and was back then painted pink

was out in the middle of no where, and that screen door would slam shut. We would eat at big ass like picnic tables

hope so. property values are going to skyrocket!

People living in FL still live in America.

People living in NY, CA, PA, MI, WA, OR, NJ, etc.

don't.

:Jay:

Otherwise known as The U.S.S.A.

Hi Kyle

They still have greyhound racing in Florida? Jai lai?

That was one of the best places in USA to live at that time.

Went to u of Miami 1972. Lived off campus. Rode my bike to Monty's down Red Road all the time. Waitressed at One South by Kendall.

There was no development past Dadeland.

My mother was born in Miami and also went to U of M.

Her grandfather was mayor of North Miami. Murdered, thrown from a train for juryrigging.

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