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Kyle Wong at Wong Kai Imports
No full textKyle Wong helps out at the family business. Wong Kai Imports was established by the Wong family in 1983. Originally located in a small market located on 15th Street East, they moved to a much larger distribution center and market location off of State Road 70 in 1995
Mack and Al Doss
No full textMack (left) and his father Al Doss are pictured playing their guitars. Mack played with Classics IV when they cut their 1967 song "Spooky"
Brown Pelican Gift Shop
No full textShoppers sign guest book and say goodbyes to Frenette Brown (red dress at left), at the Brown Pelican Gift Shop during its closing celebration. The Brown Pelican Gift Shop opened in 1982 at 9908 Gulf Drive, Anna Maria. The shop closed in 1999
Tom Heitzman of Sweet Bay Nursery
No full textOwner Tom Heitzman poses at Sweet Bay Nursery of Parrish, founded in 199
Yoder Brothers Nursery
No full textWorkers check on flowers at Yoder Brothers, Inc., a flower nursery in Parrish which was part of an Ohio-based floral growing and research company. In 2009, the company was renamed Aris Horticulture Inc. In 2017, the Manatee County School Board purchased the former nursery and today the property is home to Parrish High School
Ken Burton, Jr., Tax Collector
No full textKen Burton, then-tax collector of Manatee County, poses with various license plates at the tax collector's office
Aerial of Tropicana Facility
No full textAerial of Tropicana facility facing East Bradenton. Braden River can be seen in the distance. At center, train cars being loaded on the tracks
Restoration on Terrace of Ca'd'Zan
No full textRestoration work being completed on the bay side terrace of Ca'd'Zan by Kvaerner Construction of Tampa. In 1999, the company won the "Craftsman of the Year Award" from the American Institute of Architects Florida Chapter, for their work on the building's stained glass windows and terra cotta doors and tiles. Restoration work began in 1997. Ca' d'Zan, also known as the John Ringling Mansion, is a Mediterranean revival home built in 1926 by John and Mable Ringling to serve as their winter residence. The Ringlings continued to visit the home until their deaths. The home was uninhabited from 1936 to 1946, but then was opened to the public as part of the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art estate
Side View of Patten House
No full textThe Patten House on the grounds of the Gamble Mansion Historical Site, with windows boarded up in preparation for an incoming hurricane in September 1999. The Patten House is the state headquarters of the United Daughters of the Confederacy
Great Blue Heron at Bean Point
No full textA great blue heron walks along the beach at Bean Point, the northernmost tip of Anna Maria Island, while a beachgoer plays in the sand. Bean Point was named for Anna Maria Island's earliest known permanent resident, George Emerson Bean. Bean's son, George Wilhelm Bean, partnered with island resident Charles Roser to form the Anna Maria Beach Company, responsible for the island's early development. Today Anna Maria Island is home to more than 10,000 residents and is a popular site for fishing and beachgoing