Tampa Bay's Gulf Beaches

The Fabulous 1950s and 1960s

Nonfiction, Travel, Pictorials, Art & Architecture, Photography, History
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Author: R. Wayne Ayers ISBN: 9781439629598
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc. Publication: June 29, 2004
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing Language: English
Author: R. Wayne Ayers
ISBN: 9781439629598
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Publication: June 29, 2004
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
Language: English
In the years following World War II, Tampa Bay's barrier island beaches were transformed from a sparsely populated strip to a booming vacation destination. Following the war's end, fond memories of beachside training exercises amid sand and sea attracted thousands of former G.I.s and their families to the area for vacation. This sudden outbreak of tourism caught the attention of developers, who quickly converted the lonely stretches of beach into a vacationer's paradise, complete with snazzy motels offering the latest amenities. Once home to fishermen and well-to-do winter vacationers, the area's gulf beaches became a popular getaway for newly prosperous middle-class families, anxious to put war-weary years behind them.
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In the years following World War II, Tampa Bay's barrier island beaches were transformed from a sparsely populated strip to a booming vacation destination. Following the war's end, fond memories of beachside training exercises amid sand and sea attracted thousands of former G.I.s and their families to the area for vacation. This sudden outbreak of tourism caught the attention of developers, who quickly converted the lonely stretches of beach into a vacationer's paradise, complete with snazzy motels offering the latest amenities. Once home to fishermen and well-to-do winter vacationers, the area's gulf beaches became a popular getaway for newly prosperous middle-class families, anxious to put war-weary years behind them.

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