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  2. Florida land boom of the 1920s - Wikipedia

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    The first real estate bubble in Florida was primarily caused by the economic prosperity of the 1920s coupled with a lack of knowledge about storm frequency and poor building standards. This pioneering era of Florida land speculation lasted from 1924 to 1926 and attracted investors from all over the nation. [1]

  3. General Development Corporation - Wikipedia

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    Both the Mackle Company and Chemical Research would create 4 subsidiaries for developing property on both coasts of Florida during October 1954. [2] Over time, the company became more diversified and by 1956, most of the company's operations had been concentrated in Floridian real estate and ended up changing their name to Florida Canada ...

  4. Mackle Brothers - Wikipedia

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    They popularized selling land in planned communities through installment plans in Florida, creating several communities in the process. [2] Elliott J. Mackle was born in 1908 and died in 1978. [3] Frank E. Mackle, Jr. was born in Atlanta in 1916 and graduated with a civil engineering degree from Vanderbilt University in 1938.

  5. History of Florida - Wikipedia

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    Florida is nicknamed the "Sunshine State" due to its warm climate and days of sunshine. Florida's sunny climate, many beaches, and growth of industries have attracted northern migrants within the United States, international migrants, and vacationers since the Florida land boom of the 1920s. A diverse population, urbanization, and a diverse ...

  6. Bloomsbury Publishing - Wikipedia

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    A rights issue of shares in 1998 further raised £6.1 million, which was used to expand the company, in particular to found a U.S. branch. In 1998, Bloomsbury USA was established. Bloomsbury USA Books for Young Readers was established in 2002, and in 2005, Bloomsbury acquired Walker & Co, a small company dedicated to publishing nonfiction. [5]

  7. A new list ranked Florida's best colleges. Where did New ...

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    A new list from Research.com, an educational resource platform, ranked New College the 18th-best college in the state out of 54 entries.

  8. New condo laws are forcing South Florida residents to sell ...

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    At the state level, any three-story, 30-year-old building (or 25-year-old building if it's near saltwater) needed to be inspected for structural integrity by the end of 2024. A follow-up ...

  9. History of construction - Wikipedia

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    The birth of the modern science in the 17th century greatly affected building construction. Towards the end of the century, architect-engineers began to use experimental science to analyse the forms of their buildings. Seventeenth-century structures relied strongly on experience, rules of thumb and the use of scale models.