Beaches, parks, retirees, and more!
If we're being honest, today's Florida isn't too different from the Florida of 50 years ago. It's still full of retirees, crowded beaches, massive amusement parks, and shoddy housing projects. Exactly the qualities that keep everyone coming back today!
Here are 25 photos remembering what that looked like in the 1970s.
1
Enforcing the Law
New Smyrna Beach, 1970s.
2
Shark Fishing
Off the coast of Florida with friends. 1970.
3
Ford Pinto
On Daytona Beach.
4
Relaxing on the Beach
Naples in the 1970s.
5
Riding Dolphins
Florida Marina Park.
6
A Day at the Beach
Daytona Beach, 1970s.
7
Stunt Jumps
1970s’ Sarasota.
8
Running By the Water
Fort Walton Beach, Florida, 1974.
9
Beauty Contest
A ‘70s Florida beach.
10
At the Beach
Naples, Florida, August, 1973.
11
Retirees
Biking in 1970s’ Florida.
12
Easter Parade
St. Augustine, 1971.
13
Hillsborough River State Park
Camping in the 1970s.
14
Delta Burke
Miss Florida in 1974.
15
The Seven Mile Bridge
From a slide taken in the 1970s.
16
Water Ski Show
Cypress Gardens, Florida, 1973.
17
St Augustine Florida
Gatorland in 1970.
18
Leaving Busch Gardens Amusement Park
Tampa, Florida, 1971.
19
Residential Units
Miami Beach, 1978.
20
On a Walk
A woman in late ‘70s’ Miami.
21
Watching the Air Show
Charlotte County, Florida, 1970s.
22
Snow in Miami
January of 1977.
23
Admiring the Saturn V
The early 1970s, Kennedy Space Center, Florida.
24
Dad and Sons
Daytona Beach, 1970.
25
A Boy and His Dog
Palm Beach County, Florida.
