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> One of the oldest and remaining attractions. Florida, before interstate highways, had many attraction. This one is worth visiting The exotic animals are gone. No gater wrestling but they still had flamingos
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> They also had parrots they rescued when they out lived their previous owners >
> But mostly, beautiful gardens. They had many tropical plants and flowers
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> Some that looked like Christmas ornaments
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> The original owners of this garden, which was originally a swamp with a water filled sinkhole, was a plumber and his wife and later their 10 children. The plumber drained the swamp and planted the garden for him and his wife to enjoy.
> When the Great Depression hit, they last everything, but refused to part with the garden. They survived by opening a produce stand. Their customers would come and admire the garden. They fenced in the garden, charred $.15 for admission and the Sunkun Gardens was born.
> The family carried on until 1990’s when St. Pete city purchased the garden to preserve both the garden for its beauty and its historic place in St.Pete’s history. >
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Rich Steves normally does European reviews of cities and sites. But he’d be jealous of your insights and interesting historic detail. Fun, huh ?
Our only regret: that Paul missed the gator wrestling. Keep enjoying the breezes and balmy weather.
Meanwhile, back here, my new ski helmet and I are itching for snow around here. Lv,
Simply beautiful! I love the little nuggets of info along the way! Thanks for sharing your experiences! Lots of hugs