Photo(from chayofrank.com) In 1967, architect Chayo Frank was tasked with designing an office building for his father’s architectural woodworking and store fixture manufacturing business, Amertec-Granada Inc. With the use of sprayed concrete construction, he was able to have his design plan realized which involved a combination free-form aesthetics; parts of the building were completely free-form [...]
Photo(Courtesy of the State Archives of Florida; Florida Memory, 192-): A shot of the mansion before it became covered in vines. William John Howey was born on January 19, 1876 in Odin, Illinois. He began selling insurance at 16-years-old and by 1900 began developing land and towns for the railroad in Oklahoma. He opened the [...]
Bullet: To start, can you tell us a bit about yourself. How did you get into UE? Nomeus: Since I was a kid I always drew and painted. In the late 90s I painted professionally on a large scale. I did murals and faux finishes for some of Central Florida’s major theme parks. I was [...]
Photo: A mock-up of what the hotel would look like after renovations First opening under the name, Riu Orlando Hotel in 1988, they claimed to have been a 3-star hotel with the luxuries of a 4-star luxury resort. Over the years though, the building required remodeling as guests complained of mold in the showers, outdated [...]
Note: I’m aware the photos are a bit messed up in here and will be fixing it as soon as I find some time. Thank you. Photo: A postcard depicting how the motel looked decades ago. Since the 1940s, U.S. Highway 301 has been used by many as a way to travel between Sarasota and [...]