Ten to go... - General Tiki

G GatorRob Member Orlando Joined: Aug 20, 2004 Posts: 1784	G GatorRob Posted posted on Wed, Jan 27, 2010 3:50 PM On 2010-01-26 18:22, bigbrotiki wrote: Question is: But WHY did all these places disappear without leaving a trace? Florida is very transitional. People come and go. Very few native Floridians from birth, relative to the population. And as a retirement destination, well... many of those folks don't stay too long. :wink: Having lived here since 1978, there is still not a firm sense of "place" here, an identity, like in California. So places, too, come and go and there are relatively few people around to remember they ever existed. Sorry to spoil the SvenFest with Florida tiki talk... :D

On 2010-01-26 18:22, bigbrotiki wrote:
Question is: But WHY did all these places disappear without leaving a trace?

Florida is very transitional. People come and go. Very few native Floridians from birth, relative to the population. And as a retirement destination, well... many of those folks don't stay too long. :wink: Having lived here since 1978, there is still not a firm sense of "place" here, an identity, like in California. So places, too, come and go and there are relatively few people around to remember they ever existed.

Sorry to spoil the SvenFest with Florida tiki talk... :D

Post #507435 by GatorRob on Wed, Jan 27, 2010 3:50 PM