WC04658: The Changing Face of Florida

THIS RECRUITMENT FILM PRESENTED BY THE FLORIDA DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION IS DESIGNED TO SHOW BUSINESS PEOPLE AND INDUSTRIALISTS THAT FLORIDA IS "NO LONGER A LAND OF PALMS, BUT A LAND OF PEOPLE." AS OUR NARRATOR TAKES VIEWERS ON A WHIRLWIND TOUR OF THE STATE'S INDUSTRIAL PARKS AND COMPLEXES, HE EMPHASIZES ALL THAT FLORIDA HAS TO OFFER FOR COMPANIES AND THEIR EMPLOYEES. THESE INCENTIVES INCLUDE: NO STATE INCOME TAX, NO STATE PROPERTY TAX, NO DUPLICATING ESTATE TAXES, THE EXCELLENT TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE, THE "BUSINESSLIKE ATMOSPHERE" THROUGHOUT THE STATE, AND OF COURSE THE PLENTIFUL SUNSHINE.
CREDITS: PRODUCED BY BECKLY FILMS, INC; PRESENTED BY THE FLORIDA DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
This 16mm film is in the collections of Miami Dade College's Lynn and Louis Wolfson II Florida Moving Image Archives. Please visit www.wolfsonarchives.org.

[@thedirtybubble9613]

I never knew Florida was a heavy manufacturing base. It's a shame the Midtown/Wynwood section of Miami didn't preserve it's industrial roots and invest in light manufacturing jobs instead of frivolous crap like Target.

[@miamidolphinsfan]

what year is this from ? Gotta be mid-50's

[@richardgardner1268]

I believe its from the mid 60s

[@wolfsonarchive]

The date is listed only as "1960s" in our catalog.

[@gcopter1963]

It has to be at least late 63. The announcer at some point mentioned "Cape Kennedy", LBJ changed the name from Cape Canaveral that year. Mid 60's is about right.