OLD FLORIDA TODAY
What's Old is New again--Finding Florida's Roots in Today's Ever-Changing Landscape
About
What is Old Florida, and does it still exist?
The simplest definition is “pre-Disney”, but most would describe Old Florida as the way she was anytime before 1950. However, Old Florida is more than just a physical landscape or a moment in time, she is a unique personality all her own. She cannot be found anywhere else in the world.
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Hers is a wild and free spirit, like the Spanish moss that hang from the boughs of her majestic oaks. She is beauty, mystery, enchantment, and pure Southern charm. She embodies a character of community and sense of place. She is: history and heritage, citrus and beaches, gator wrestlin’ and frog gigging, starry nights and hard working days, cattle driving and cypress logging, front porches and steamboats. She is vanishing. Come join me as I embark on an adventure to find the last remnants of Old Florida!
About
Me
Founder/Editor/Fried Gator Eater
Tyler comes from a long line of Floridians,at least 7-generations in fact. Most of his family resides in the Jacksonville area, which happens to be the place where his ancestors first settled in the mid-1800's. He grew up in Ocoee, Fl which is located west of Orlando, and resides there today working as a Landscape Architect in Downtown Orlando. He has a passion for Old Florida, and believes strongly in preserving the best of the past in order to help shape the future.
Image:
Tyler stands in front of the home where his Great-Grandfather, Grandmother and Mother once lived in Ortega on the St Johns River in Jacksonville, Fl.
I sincerely hope you enjoy your visit to Old Florida Today! All photographs are property of oldfloridatoday.org and taken by yours truly. There are a few photographs (mainly historic ones) that I have shared because I find them essential to tell the story of Old Florida Today. If you see a photo that belongs to you, and not credited properly, please let me know! Thank you!