Cherrylis Washington Interview at Virginia Key Beach Park

Material Information

General Note:: This film contains a series of oral histories that describe the various experiences of people at Virginia Key Beach in second half of the twentieth century. This video took place during the Sunset Toast celebration at Historic Virginia Key Beach Park. This is footage of an interview with Cherrylis(?) Washington, but she says they can call her Lisa. She begins her interview by saying that she was born and raised in Miami and that she remembers going to Virginia Key beach as a child. She recalls remembering the music, the limbo and dance contests, and that the beach was very family oriented. Lisa remembered when the beach held a surfing contest and that the waves used to be kind of high. She recalls how crowded it could get at the beach’s concession stands. Lisa thinks the restoration project is quite important. Finally she notes that they stopped coming to the beach after it fell into disrepair.

Source Institution:: Florida International University
Holding Location:: Virginia Key Beach Park Trust
Rights Management:: All applicable rights reserved by the source institution and holding location.
Resource Identifier:: FIVK045594