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St. Augustine In The 1930S And 1940S (Postcard History)

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The Great Depression came early to St. Augustine with the end of the Florida land boom in 1926, followed by the stock market collapse in 1929. Hotels closed, a major bank failed, subdivisions folded, and tourism was reduced to a trickle. The city's main employer, the Florida East Coast Railway, went into receivership in 1931, and public works projects sought to bring relief to the unemployed. The economy slowly improved toward the end of the 1930s, but it was World War II that brought economic recovery to the town. Local hotels were taken over for military training, and servicemen on leave from nearby military bases flooded the town, bringing prosperity once again to the Ancient City.


  • | Author: Beth Rogero Bowen, The St Augustine Historical Society
  • | Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Library Editions
  • | Publication Date: Oct 21, 2019
  • | Number of Pages: 130 pages
  • | Language: English
  • | Binding: Hardcover
  • | ISBN-10: 1540240819
  • | ISBN-13: 9781540240811
Author:
Beth Rogero Bowen, The St Augustine Historical Society
Publisher:
Arcadia Publishing Library Editions
Publication Date:
Oct 21, 2019
Number of pages:
130 pages
Language:
English
Binding:
Hardcover
ISBN-10:
1540240819
ISBN-13:
9781540240811