The Boss on the Cover

» George Steinbrenner, best known as the owner of the New York Yankees, has been featured on Florida Trend’s cover two times, beginning in January 1980 (above left) with the headline “Steinbrenner, the Man, His Moods.” He appeared again three years later in July 1983 (above right).

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“Accountability is a word educators are going to be hearing more and more about. Many legislators are convinced that many of today’s teaching methods aren’t working and that they should make educators ‘account’ for the spending of tax dollars by showing the results of their efforts. They want a check on ‘output’ as well as the ‘input’ of tax dollars, new buildings and added teachers.”

— Florida Trend, “Inside the State,”
May 1971

Vroom

An ad in our October 1963 issue from King Car-Truck Rental offers “a new ’63 Valiant or other fine compact car for $3 per day plus 8 cents a mile. Includes gas — service and insurance.” See more historic ads here.

New Heights

» August 1968: “Boca Raton’s fabulous Hotel and Country Club (now called the Boca Raton Resort and Club) adds a 25-story tower with 228 guest rooms ... tallest building between Miami and Jacksonville.”

Stats:

» March 1961: Florida had 58,200 Cuban residents.
» 2000: 833,120 Cubans called Florida home.

» 1966: Florida exports were valued at $288 million.
» 2006: Exports of Florida-made products totaled $38.5 billion

“The population throughout the entire state will increase rapidly. What will influence the growth is the fact that ... ‘Florida’ is a magic word throughout the United States. There are major problems such as pollution — well, some of our people have almost become hysterical about water and air pollution and, unquestionably, there is some pollution. I might mention that the slight amount of smoke or odor from chemical plants is not nearly as obnoxious to one’s sensibilities as a decaying community. Traffic congestion will continue to be with us as long as the automobile is used. The decline of downtown areas is also something that causes some people to become hysterical. In my opinion, the downtown area will continue to be the major drawing cards for all of our larger communities.”