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Florida, perhaps more than other states, has been and continues to be marked by the interplay between imagined expectation and real experience. While the recent academic works Land of Sunshine, State of Dream: A Social History of Modern Florida (2005) and Paradise Lost? The Environmental History of Florida (2005) address Florida’s social and environmental histories, and as substantial analyses such as The New History of Florida (1996) and Florida’s Working-Class Past: Current Perspectives on Labor, Race, and Gender from Spanish Florida to the New Immigration (2008) explore the intersections of the state’s political and economic concerns, an examination of popular depiction of the state highlight the assumptions that have defined the state for decades. In this multimedia presentation, I will in address some of these issues.
Florida has always been a destination for the tourist. For most of the twentieth century, tourists were greeted by a variety of roadside attractions in Florida.
Couple checking into one of the guest cottages - Rainbow Springs, Florida
The arrival of Disney in Central Florida changed the tourist experience in the state. Indeed, Disney bolstered visitors to Florida, but it also hasten the end of small tourist destinations. As a result, the economic boom associated with Disney has not been positive.
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