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Riverview History - Norma G. Frazer.
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This brief history of Riverview, written by Norma G. Frazer, a frequent historian of South County histories and stories, was written on behalf of the Central Hillsborough County Chamber of Commerce. Date unknown.
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HCC0101RIV012
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Eddie LaMay - 1939.
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Eddie and Grace LaMay ran a carnival cookhouse in the 1920s. One fall day, according to the story told at the Showman's Museum, the couple stopped their trailer by the Alafia River, in the sleepy village of Gibsonton, for what they thought would be an hour's rest. Eddie cast a fishing line in the water and immediately caught several fish for dinner that night. Moments later a group of locals came walking toward the trailer and the couple figured this would be the end of their stay. But the...
Show moreEddie and Grace LaMay ran a carnival cookhouse in the 1920s. One fall day, according to the story told at the Showman's Museum, the couple stopped their trailer by the Alafia River, in the sleepy village of Gibsonton, for what they thought would be an hour's rest. Eddie cast a fishing line in the water and immediately caught several fish for dinner that night. Moments later a group of locals came walking toward the trailer and the couple figured this would be the end of their stay. But the townspeople greeted them warmly and ever since, Gibsonton has been a gathering place for local show people. Pictured is Eddie at his restaurant, Eddie's Hut, in 1939, located on what is today US 41, in Gibsonton, slightly north of the today's Gibsonton Road. Photo used with Permission of International Independent Showman's Museum.
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HCC0101GIB032
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Pioneering on the Lower Alafia.
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History of the early settlement of the Alafia River valley and the establishment of Peru, FL.
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HCC0101RIV049
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CARP Meeting -Richard Boler-Water Quality Issues - 1991.
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At a October 22, 1991 meeting of CARP, Environmental Scientist, Richard Boler, presented an update on the Alafia River's pollution and water quality.
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HCC0101RIV010
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Flood Plains - Hillsborough County - 1992.
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For phosphate mines located in Hillsborough County, the flood plain projections for 25 year floods and 100 year floods was very important. This flood plain map for Hillsborough County would have been useful in those projections. Produced in February 1992.
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HCC0101RIV008
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Kingsford Mine Extension Maps - 1986.
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Due to pollution concerns which greatly affected the Alafia River, phosphate mine activities were carefully examined by CARP. These maps illustrate the impact of an extension of the Kingsford Mine in Eastern Hillsborough County.
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HCC0101RIV009
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1961 Apollo Beach is not for everyone.
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Marketing brochure for Apollo Beach created by Flora Sun with Wilbur E. Jones, from Miami, as President. Flora Sun acquired Apollo Beach from Francis J. Corr in 1960, (with Paul Dickman also holding a mortgage on the property.) Flora Sun quickly became embroiled in a financial scandal and could not meet its obligations. After a protracted bankruptcy and foreclosure action, the property was returned to Francis Corr. Flora Sun did very little development of Apollo Beach while holding the property.
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HCC0101AB001
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Apollo Beach Subdivision Plat Maps: 1958-1959.
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Initial Subdivision Plans for first three sections of Apollo Beach from developer Francis Corr. Filed in 1958 and 1959. These sections of are bound by the Flamingo Canal on the north, and Miller Mac Road on the south with the land coming to a point at US 41. This is generally known as the "F Streets" plan, as most of the street names begin with the letter F.
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HCC0101AB008
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Set of related objects
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Ruskin Tomato Farms - Subdivision Plat.
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Subdivision Plat filed by Paul B. Dickman in June, 1940 on land that would ultimately become Apollo Beach. Filed in Hillsborough County Property Records. Subdivision Plat Book, Number 27, Page 110. Of special note, Clay Gulley Road is today's Miller Mac Road in Apollo Beach.
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HCC0101AB004
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Aerial View of Apollo Beach - 1957.
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Aerial View of Apollo Beach from 1957. This photo shows Apollo Beach in its earliest stages of development. In looking at this photo, the veiwer is looking west towards Tampa Bay. US 41 is the North South road at the bottom of the photo. Miller Mac Road (is at the southern end of the developed land and the Flamingo Canal bounds the north. Note the farmland to the south of the development, like parts of Dickman's vegetable farming empire. To the north was a combination of pasture for cattle...
Show moreAerial View of Apollo Beach from 1957. This photo shows Apollo Beach in its earliest stages of development. In looking at this photo, the veiwer is looking west towards Tampa Bay. US 41 is the North South road at the bottom of the photo. Miller Mac Road (is at the southern end of the developed land and the Flamingo Canal bounds the north. Note the farmland to the south of the development, like parts of Dickman's vegetable farming empire. To the north was a combination of pasture for cattle grazing and farmed land. Also note some of the very earliest finger canals being dredged at the extreme western edge of the property, at the bay. Also note the build up of dredged land in the bay itself.
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HCC0101AB014
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Looking East: 1960.
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This is the same area as in the Looking West: 1960 picture but from the opposite view. Clearly evidence of the dredge and fill technique being used to create AB. Compare this photo with the 1957 photo to show the addition of the dredged land, creating finger canals.
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HCC0101AB016
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Looking West: 1960.
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Looking West at very early Apollo Beach development. At the left side of the developed land is today's Miller Mac Road. On the right, is the Flamingo Canal. US 41 is at the bottom of the page. Note the early sales of lots in the first phases of the property, in what is known as the "F" Street section as most streets begin with the letter "F." Also note the early dredge and fill at the bayside section of the development, which created Apollo Beach's signature finger canal land development.
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HCC0101AB015
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Waterfront: Apollo Beach, FL.
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This booklet, created by Frandorson Properties was used to market the Apollo Beach subdivision. Frandorson Properties was created as a Michigan corporation in 1965, so it is likely that this brochure was created after 1965. It was in 1965 that Francis Corr reacquired Apollo Beach following a a protracted foreclosure proceeding against Flora Sun Corporation of Miami.
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HCC0101AB003
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Al and Jeannie Tomaini.
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Al (Aurelio) Tomaini (1912 - 1962) claimed a height of 8’4” and billed himself as ‘The Tallest Man in the World’. (His actual height was much shorter, at 7'4".) In 1936, at the Great Lakes Exposition, he met the woman who was to share his unique life, Berniece Evelyn Smith (1916 - 1999) who went by the stage name, Jeanie with twisted arms and without legs and billed as "The Living Half Girl." She ‘stood’ just over two feet in height and had been performing in exhibitions since the age of...
Show moreAl (Aurelio) Tomaini (1912 - 1962) claimed a height of 8’4” and billed himself as ‘The Tallest Man in the World’. (His actual height was much shorter, at 7'4".) In 1936, at the Great Lakes Exposition, he met the woman who was to share his unique life, Berniece Evelyn Smith (1916 - 1999) who went by the stage name, Jeanie with twisted arms and without legs and billed as "The Living Half Girl." She ‘stood’ just over two feet in height and had been performing in exhibitions since the age of three and was known for her acrobatic dexterity and the nimble way she ran about on her mildly deformed hands. The couple eloped during a fair in Cleveland in 1936 and went to Niagara Falls for their honeymoon. Often billed as the "World's Strangest Married Couple", they settled in Gibsonton where they established a lodge and fishing camp known as ‘The Giant’s Camp’. Al served as the fire chef and president of the Chamber of Commerce. After Al's death, Jeanie continued to run Giant's Fish Camp and Restaurant until her death in 1999.
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HCC0101GIB028
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Al Tomaini.
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Al Tomaini with unknown Carnival Worker.
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HCC0101GIB29
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Atlantic Coast RR Line Crossing in Gibsonton.
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Railroad crossing, looking east, of the Atlantic Coast RR line in Gibsonton, Florida. Compare with 1948 aerial view of Gibsonton. This 1950 view is NOT likely at today's Gibsonton Drive, but is at another east/west link to US 541, which became US41.
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HCC0101GIB035
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Alafia River Bridge 1946.
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Photo of Alafia River Bridge and Railroad Bridge at Gibsonton. Facing NE. Photo taken from the Alafia River Bridge. Public domain. Image may be used with the credit line: "."
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HCC0101GIB033
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Alafia River Navigation Channel.
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River navigation channel at Alafia River bridge, at Gibsonton, view to west: Hillsborough County, Fla.
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HCC0101GIB034
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The Human Blockhead.
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Melvin Burkhart, shown in this 1978 file photo, in Gibsonton, Fla., was known in the carnival circle as "The Human Blockhead" for his ability to hammer a spike into his head through a cavity behind his nostril.
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HCC0101GIB023
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Original Al Tomaini Boot Memorial.
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After Al Tomaini's death in 1962, his wife, Jeanie, placed a 35 inch boot outside of their home, as a memorial. This picture is of the unrestored boot. When Jeanie died in 1999, the property was sold to Mosaic Company and shortly after that, the boot went missing. To honor the family Mosaic, with the help of Gibsonton residents, created a park on the site of Giant's Fish Camp, and today a full size replica of the boot is on site to memorialize Al.
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HCC0101GIB031
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