"The Rise and Decline of the Redneck Riviera" traces the
development of the Florida-Alabama coast as a tourist destination
from the late 1920s and early 1930s, when it was sparsely populated
with "small fishing villages," through to the tragic and
devastating BP/Deepwater Horizon oil spill of 2010.
Harvey H. Jackson III focuses on the stretch of coast from Mobile
Bay and Gulf Shores, Alabama, east to Panama City, Florida--an area
known as the "Redneck Riviera." Jackson explores the rise of this
area as a vacation destination for the lower South's middle- and
working-class families following World War II, the building boom of
the 1950s and 1960s, and the emergence of the Spring Break
"season." From the late sixties through 1979, severe hurricanes
destroyed many small motels, cafes, bars, and early cottages that
gave the small beach towns their essential character. A second
building boom ensued in the 1980s dominated by high-rise
condominiums and large resort hotels. Jackson traces the tensions
surrounding the gentrification of the late 1980s and 1990s and the
collapse of the housing market in 2008. While his major focus is on
the social, cultural, and economic development, he also documents
the environmental and financial impacts of natural disasters and
the politics of beach access and dune and sea turtle protection.
"The Rise and Decline of the Redneck Riviera" is the culmination of
sixteen years of research drawn from local newspapers, interviews,
documentaries, community histories, and several scholarly studies
that have addressed parts of this region's history. From his
1950s-built family vacation cottage in Seagrove Beach, Florida, and
on frequent trips to the Alabama coast, Jackson witnessed the
changes that have come to the area and has recorded them in a
personal, in-depth look at the history and culture of the coast.
A Friends Fund Publication.
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