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Bob Gernert
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Join date: Oct 15, 2024
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Jun 30, 2025 ∙ 5 min
Cypress Gardens: From HumbleBeginnings to International Acclaim
As 1936 began, Dick and Julie Pope would host the grand opening of their park on January 2. Many local leaders had serious doubts about...
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May 27, 2025 ∙ 5 min
The 1930s: Dick and Julie Pope Decide to Garden...
Dick and Julie Pope are remembered (respectively) by many Havenites as the flamboyant and gracious founders of Cypress Gardens. Their...
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Apr 30, 2025 ∙ 7 min
The 1930's: A Young Haven Man Defies the Great Depression
Having survived the implosion of the Florida Boom in 1926, Florida was well on its way to recovery when the factors of the Great...
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