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Listen: The Blues ProgramView showing the "Island in the Sky" amusement ride at Cypress Gardens - Winter Haven, Florida.
Image Number
COM01813
Photographer
Florida. - Division of Tourism.
Date
1983 (circa)
Rights
Collection
Department of Commerce collection.
Series/Collection number: S 1047, Publicity photographs, 1940-1996 ; Box 1, FF54
Series/Collection number: S 1047, Publicity photographs, 1940-1996 ; Box 1, FF54
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Subject Term
Corporate Subject
Physical Description
1 slide - col.
General Note
Founded in 1936 by Dick and Julie Pope, Cypress Gardens was the state's first theme park.
Opened in 1983, the Island in the Sky is a 153-foot high revolving observation platform. It was later renamed the Sunshine Sky Adventure.
View showing the "Island in the Sky" amusement ride at Cypress Gardens - Winter Haven, Florida.
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