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Roadside Florida: The Definitive Guide to the Kingdom of Kitsch [Paperback]

Peter Genovese (Author)
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October 9, 2006
Visit Goofy Golf, Florida's coolest miniature golf course. Explore Gatorama, home to the state's largest captive croc, Goliath. See Orange World, the 62-foot-tall orange-shaped fruit stand. The author of Roadside New Jersey (0-8117-2061-4) goes south to explore the outrageous roadside attractions that have come to define the Sunshine State in this fun, full-color book. Experience the best Florida has to offer.

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A fun, fascinating trip through Florida, filled with colorful characters and offbeat locales that you won’t find in Chamber of Commerce brochures. -- Tim Hollis, author of Glass Bottom Boats and Mermaid Tails and Dixie Before Disney

About the Author

Peter Genovese is a columnist for the Newark Star-Ledger and is the author of several roadside books, including The Great American Road Trip: U.S. 1, Maine to Florida (0-8135-2741-4).

Product Details

  • Paperback: 176 pages
  • Publisher: Stackpole Books (October 9, 2006)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0811701832
  • ISBN-13: 978-0811701839
  • Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.1 x 0.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #890,308 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

 

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4.0 out of 5 stars What a Ride!, September 8, 2009
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This review is from: Roadside Florida: The Definitive Guide to the Kingdom of Kitsch (Paperback)
"Roadside Florida: The Definitive Guide to the Kingdom of Kitsch" by Peter Genovese is a real ride through the old highwayland of Florida. Rather than cashing in on all of the bigger attractions that most people have heard of, Peter gets in and really digs out some lesser heard of gems of true kitsch. I thoroughly enjoyed the book, the pictures are great, and I'm not going to get into context because I don't want to give any of it away.
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5.0 out of 5 stars For Those Of Us Who Love Tacky, February 20, 2011
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Gail K. Powers "Abra" (Harbor Country, Mi,N. Naples, FL, Chicago area) - See all my reviews
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If you have a fondness for the tacky and the uber commercial monuments that serve as testaments to America's fondness for anything either big and/or outrageous and definitely trashy, you're going to like this book. It looks at all those roadside attractions from the old days that are still kicking around as well as modern day behemoths that are currently sucking people in. Humongo gators, retro architecture, eye catching monstrasities----they are all in this book.
Needless to say any state that could spawn a Wikiwatchee, Cypress Gardens, Disney World, or Sea World, can have some pretty freaky (yet inspired) minor nods to crass commercialism. Florida is just loaded with kitsch and this book has a pretty good cross-section of the best and funniest.
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This book is the result of thousands of miles driven through Florida over the period of a year and a half. Read the first page
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
roadside giants, skunk ape, friendliest man, roadside market, roadside attraction
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Goofy Golf, Coral Castle, New York, Orange World, Panama City Beach, United States, Lake Placid, Drive-In Christian Church, Florida City, Lake Okeechobee, Mad Hatter, Urban Art Farm, Virginia Key, Britton Hill, Daytona Beach Shores, New Jersey, Sunshine State, There's Dave, America's Sweetest Town, Easter Island, Fort Lonesome, Miami Herald, Sand Cut, South Orlando, Sweet Sixteen
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