Author Archives: Kartik Krishnaiyer
Gateway Expressway opens
After about 40 years of planning, ten years after approval and seven years of construction, Pinellas County has a new expressway. The tolled Gateway Expressway which consists of two portions, opened last Friday is supposed to provide an alternate to I-275 and US 19 through portions of central Pinellas County as well as connecting the […]
The Florida Question in Congress
The following is an excerpt from my book The American Conquest of Florida. In 1804, US Secretary of State Madison attempted to correspond with France on the matter of Florida. French Foreign Minister Talleyrand had this reply: France, in giving up Louisiana to the United States, transferred to them all the rights over that territory […]
The decline and fall of Florida’s film industry
A really good feature from Central Florida Public Media.
Avelo adding Miami service
Avelo Airlines which recently announced new service to Lakeland and which has a growing presence in the Sunshine State will launch Miami flights in June. Beginning June 9, Avelo will fly Orlando-Miami once weekly. This appears to be a repositioning flight from Avelo’s Orlando base to Miami for charter flights to the Caribbean. However, the […]
Jeffersonian Florida – Jim Crow
We look at the era between Reconstruction and the Depression when Florida led the nation in per capita lynchings and state government was inactive except in fostering business.
Biscayne National Park-Convoy Point
Convoy Point is a short walk from the Dante Fascell Visitors Center.
Disney in the 1990’s
On a recent Florida History Podcast, our series on Disney in Florida continued with a look at Walt Disney World in the 1990’s. You can listen to the Florida History Podcast on Anchor (which hosts our show), Spotify, Google, Apple Podcasts, Radio Public, Breaker, Overcast, Castro or Pocket Casts. Overcast, Castro, Spotify, Radio Public and Breaker have App Store apps for free which enable you to […]
Podcast: Remembering Bob Graham
In a special joint-Tropical Depression/Florida History Podcast release, Kartik Krishnaiyer and Ryan Ray discuss the great Bob Graham who passed away last week at 87. You can listen to the Florida History Podcast on Anchor (which hosts our show), Spotify, Google, Apple Podcasts, Radio Public, Breaker, Overcast, Castro or Pocket Casts. Overcast, Castro, Spotify, Radio Public and Breaker have App Store apps for free which enable […]
The Florida Squeeze 