Promotional brochure for Saint Augustine, circa 1945

Fishing

Boats and boating

Shrimp fisheries

Tourism

Promotional brochure for Saint Augustine featuring a picture collage of local attractions and a brief history.. Includes a souvenir ticket from Scenic Wonderland Cruises.

Chamber of Commerce (Saint Augustine, Fla.)

State Library of Florida, Florida Ephemera Collection

1945 (circa)

brochures

eng-US

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Florida during World War II (1939-1945)

Saint Augustine (Fla.)

Saint Johns County (Fla.)

Aviles Street (Saint Augustine, Fla.)

Matanzas Bay (St. Johns County, Fla.)

Miami (Fla.)

Miami Beach (Fla.)

Miami-Dade County (Fla.)

Venetian Islands (Fla.)

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Tourism and Promotion

Oldest House (Saint Augustine, Fla.)

Saint Augustine Alligator and Ostrich Farm (Fla.)

Fountain of Youth Archeological Park (Saint Augustine, Fla.)

Marine Studios (Marineland, Fla.)

Shrine of Our Lady of La Leche

Oldest Wooden School House (Saint Augustine, Fla.)

Zorayda Castle (Saint Augustine, Fla.)

Alcazar Hotel (Saint Augustine, Fla.)

Old Spanish Treasury (Saint Augustine, Fla.)

Seven Seas (yacht)

Scenic Wonderland Cruise (Miami, Fla.)

Castillo de San Marcos (Saint Augustine, Fla)

Ponce de León, Juan, ca. 1460-1521

Flagler, Henry Morrison, 1830-1913

Menéndez de Avilés, Pedro, 1519-1574

[page 1]
[Photographs of a bridge, a building with a tower, and the Old City Gates of St. Augustine]
The Oldest City in the United States
Beauty and culture, romance and drama, war and fire, are the backgrounds of the Ancient City of Saint Augustine. Ever since the days that Ponce de Leon landed here in search of the Fountain of Youth in 1513 these tropical shores have been alive with a stirring series of dramatic events. Founded in 1565 by the eminent Spanish Admiral Pedro Menendez de Aviles, Saint Augustine is the oldest permanent white settlement in the United States. It served under four flags and experienced many exciting events in these years. In the late nineteenth century Henry M. Flagler popularized what already was Florida's first winter resort. Today Saint Augustine is a favorite popular year-round resort with a mean average temperature of 69.9 degrees. The old Spanish atmosphere still predominates. That is why Americans and the rest of the world delight in visiting and making their homes in the Ancient City. Yet it is modernized enough to give its people the pleasures and conveniences of the twentieth century.
St. Augustine Florida
[Photograph of Castillo de San Marcos]
For Further Information Address Dept. 10, Chamber of Commerce, St. Augustine, Florida
[Unknown caption]

[Inside panels]
[Collage of photographs of sight seeing attractions, numbered for description in the text.]
St. Augustine
Ponce de Leon discovered Saint Augustine; visitors to this famous resort explore it annually! (1) There is the Saint Augustine Alligator and Ostrich Farm, the world's largest... (2) The Oldest House in the United States... (3) The Fountain of Youth, sought by Ponce de Leon... (4) Marine Studios, world's only oceanarium... (5) Quaint Aviles Street, Old Spanish Quarter... (6) The Shrine, which commemorates the first Mass said in this country, Sept. 8, 1565... (7) Oldest School House in the Oldest City... (8) Villa Zorayda, replica of the Alhambra, Moorish Castle of Spain... (9) The Alcazar, leased by Saint Augustine to become a center of Inter-American culture... (10) The antiquated Spanish Treasury... (11) The modern City Yacht Pier near million-dollar Bridge [undetermined]... (12) Palm-lined road in Garnett Orange Grove, and a popular riding academy... (13) The mammoth ocean fishing pier, Saint Augustine Beach... (14) Sailfish, tarpon, and other big game fish caught in summer months... (15) Scooterbooping (water skiiing behind automobiles) popular on smooth hard-[undetermined] each [undetermined] where you may drive your motor car... (16) Year-round g[undetermined] and [undetermined] tournaments played on the county's three sporty courses... (17) Sail and motor boating on beautiful Matanzas Bay... (18) The colorful shrimp fleet, making Saint Augustine famous for its seafood.

[page 3]
St. Augustine Florida
[Photograph of Castillo de San Marcos]
[Ticket- front]
Souvenir Ticket of your SCENIC WONDERLAND CRUISE
The new and improved residential area trip of MIAMI- MIAMI BEACH- VENETIAN ISLANDS.
Where you saw picturesque islands, magnificent waterfront homes and estates, with their complete landscaping, tropical gardens, and beautiful swimming pools as can be seen only from the upper deck of the yacht SEVEN SEAS
Pier 8 City Yacht Basin-MIAMI Fare $1 Plus Tax Phone 2-1825 for Reservations