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Albert Rudolph Emil Krueger, a Berlin native who initially immigrated to New York City, moved southward in 1887 and began growing pineapples and oranges.He bought the 80 acre property in Stuart the 1890 and established the Burn Brae pineapple plantation.
Beginning as a 40-acre (160,000 m 2) pineapple plantation in 1909 the main house was erected by Swedish horticulturist Axel Hallström.With help from Norse and Swedish craftsmen, the structure was completed in 1918.
The history of Jensen Beach in the 19th century revolved around pineapple farming. John Laurence Jensen, an immigrant from Denmark, arrived in 1881, and set up his pineapple plantation, which became the town of Jensen. By 1894, the Florida East Coast Railway reached Jensen Beach, and freight shipments were loaded directly onto the freight cars.
O'Keeffe wanted to live among the workers on the Dole plantation to best capture the images for her commission, but Ayer refused to allow it. "O'Keeffe insisted on staying in the village where the pineapple workers lived, to avoid making the long round-trip drive there every day", writes art historian Michele H. Bogart.
The Hotel Lanai in Lanai City was built in 1923 by James Dole of the Hawaiian Pineapple Company as a lodge to house the executives overseeing the island's pineapple production. It was the island's only hotel until 1990. Wrecked YOGN-42 in Shipwreck Beach. Lanai is also home to three golf courses, one at each Four Seasons resort and a third ...
Big Pineapple train ride Big Pineapple Nutmobile ride Signage indicating a royal visit. The Big Pineapple is a heritage-listed tourist attraction and big thing at Nambour Connection Road, Woombye, Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Peddle Thorp and Harvey, Paul Luff, and Gary Smallcombe and Associates. It is also ...
Flamingo Park: Originally a pineapple plantation, Flamingo Park was established by local contractors and developers, who saw the potential in this area—one of the highest coastal ridge sections from downtown West Palm Beach to Miami. Some ridge houses even had ocean views from upper floors.
Green Gables, also known as the Wells House, is a historic home at 1501 South Harbor City Boulevard in Melbourne, Florida, United States.The house fronts the Indian River.