“Forgotten Hollywood”- Key Largo Aboard African Queen!
Manny P. here…
Talk about mixing your Bogie-metaphors! The African Queen has been restored to offer tours along Key Largo, Florida. Set to be scrapped, the steamboat instead was given a heavy facelift to the delight of tourists. It took $60,000 to fix.
It’s fantastic to see a national treasure restored, bringing back a bit of cinematic history to a new generation of film lovers.
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The Buena Park Historical Society is currently housing Son of Forgotten Hollywood Forgotten History. California Welcome Center is right next door, and this location has a quaint gift shop. Patrons visiting Orange County seem to have a vast curious nature about everything classic Hollywood, so its is a great partnership.
While at the Center, you can pick up statewide tourist-site maps, Knott’s Berry Farm’s famous jellies; and spin their wheel-of-fortune to win cool prizes.
The Buena Park Historical Society is located at 6631 Beach Blvd. (near the 5 freeway), and is a non-profit organization. Their tour is a fascinating look at living conditions during early Orange County in the houses of the founding fathers of Buena Park, California.
Below is a link to the Buena Park Historical Society website:
http://www.historicalsociety.org
Here’s the specific link to the Buena Park Chapter of the California Welcome Center:
http://www.visitcwc.com/BuenaPark/
Historical societies and tourist centers, in general, are astounding places to carry my Book Series, since my paperbacks combine Hollywood history with American folklore.
Until next time> “never forget”
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