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“Sea Florida at Marineland”

22"X 28" original acrylic Painting Framed
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Price $450 SOLD

Signed Matted Prints available in 11x14 an 8x10
For over 80 years Marineland, or as it is known now, Marineland Dolphin Adventure has contributed to motion pictures, marine science and conservation, and entertained visitors.
 
In June of 1938 Marineland, Fl opened as Marine Studios.  The park welcomed over 30,000 visitors on its first day and quickly became famous as the worlds first oceanarium.  The park was designed for Hollywood filmmaker to record underwater footage for their motion pictures.  

During the 40s Marine Studios added dolphin feedings and animal behaviors to its presentations.  It even had the first dolphin successfully born in captivity, “Spray”.
 
In the 50s Marine Studios changed its name to Marineland and was one of Florida’s leading tourist attraction with as many as 500,000 guests per year.
 
Here are the films that were shot at Marineland/Marine Studios:
Marine Circus (1939)​
The Sea Around Us (1953)
​Secrets of the Reef (1956)​
Creature of the Black Lagoon (1954)
​Revenge of the Creature (1955)​
  • Zaat (1975) 
  • Sea Dream (1978) 
  • Benji Takes a Dive at Marineland (1981 TV)​
  • The Flamingo Rising (2001 TV)
  • Bernie the Dolphin (2018)

Vintage Florida Inspiration Video

See what influenced this Painting.  
Have fun watching...
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Credits:

Info and Images:
Marineland.net
Flaglerlive.com
En.Wikipedia.org
ClassicFilmTVCafe.com
CinemaCats.com

Music:
Staying Positive by spinningmerkaba (c) copyright 2019 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial  (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/jlbrock44/59438 Ft: greg_baumo
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      • Four Miles to Citra
      • Orange Blossom
      • Space A Florida Tang
      • Sea Florida at Marineland
      • City of Mermaids
      • JAX Beach
      • Apalachicola-Fl
      • Welcome to Florida
      • Before the Big Freeze
      • Jacksonville - Winter Film Capital
      • The Moon Over US17
      • Mayport Village
      • Daytona - Florida on the Fast Track
      • Of Lobsters and Monsters
      • Shell Shop
      • 5 Points Jax
    • Jacksonville Florida Series
    • Portraits
    • Themed Works
    • Murals
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