Cypress Gardens - Rilegato

Flekke, Mary M.; MacDonald, Sarah E.; MacDonald, Randall M.

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 1531626394 ISBN 13: 9781531626396

Casa editrice: Arcadia Publishing Library Editions, 2006

Riassunto

Florida's first theme park, Cypress Gardens, was the brainchild of Richard Downing Dick" Pope Sr. With his wife, Julie Downing Pope, he transformed a marshy, lakeside property in Winter Haven into a magnificent garden. The park's first visitors in 1936 toured pathways surrounded by lush plants from around the world. Two years later, electric boats meandered through the park's winding, hand-dug canals. Water ski shows commenced in 1942, and the park became the "Water Ski Capital of the World." The Florida-shaped Esther Williams Swimming Pool still graces the shore of Lake Eloise. The park was a set for dozens of short feature films, a stage for beauty pageants, and a site for special television broadcasts. A butterfly garden, zoo, rides, and the small-town Southern Crossroads shopping and dining area remain popular features. Kent Buescher purchased Cypress Gardens in 2004, and today's expanded Cypress Gardens Adventure Park preserves the family-friendly appeal of Dick and Julie Pope's magnificent park."

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Arcadia Publishing Library Editions
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1531626394
• ISBN 13: 9781531626396
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 130