Charles E. Wright Interview at Virginia Key Beach Park
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Title:
Charles E. Wright Interview at Virginia Key Beach Park
Publication Date:
Language:
English
Physical Description:
00:07:01

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:
Virginia Key Beach Park (Miami, Fla.)
Oral history
Minority municipal officials and employees
Coordinates:
25.735959 x -80.155953

Notes

General Note:
This interview with Charles E. Wright is part of a series of interviews that took place during the Sunset Toast celebration at Historic Virginia Key Beach Park. Wright reveals that he was raised at, and lived on, Virginia Key Beach. Wright notes that he came to Virginia Key with his family in 1957. He remembers when Hurricane Donna hit the beach. Wright also recalls the train at Virginia Key Beach and the construction of the train tunnel. Wright recalls that Virginia Key Beach was a lonely place during the week and he only played with other kids on the weekends, when their families visited the beach. Wright noted that he never understood why they closed the beach and that he revisited the beach in 1995

Record Information

Source Institution:
Virginia Key Beach Park Trust
Holding Location:
Florida International University
Rights Management:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Resource Identifier:
FIVK045594

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