Archive for August, 2011
Photo(Nomeus, 2006 – Flurbex.com): The old Jungleland Zoo sign has seen better days. Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway in Kissimmee, Florida is sometimes known as it’s “tourism corridor”, which features many tourist attractions and businesses. Competition is tough along the stretch, and as competing with nearby Walt Disney World makes it even more difficult, it wouldn’t [...]
Photo(Nomeus, 2011 – Flurbex.com): The hotel’s pooldeck was it’s finest features, surrounded by thick walls and palm trees. At the corner of Main and State Streets in Jacksonville sits the Park View Inn, previously one of the city’s premier lodging destinations is now undergoing demolition after years of neglect and contamination. Originally the “Heart of [...]
Photo(Bullet, 2011): The historic hotel has been boarded up ever since vagrants were found living inside after it’s closing. The Dania Beach Hotel was built in 1925, during the Florida land boom, and was designed by renowned architect Francis Abreu. He is best known for his architectural style of using barrel tile roofs, twisted columns, [...]