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During Florida's land boom of the 1920s Americans flocked to the
Sunshine State as never before. Countless new homes arose, as did
commercial buildings and municipal projects. Famous cities of
today, including Boca Raton, Hollywood, Coral Gables, and Venice,
sprang to life during those heady times. Eager for boom traffic,
the Seaboard Air Line Railway connected both coasts of the state
and advanced rails down to West Palm Beach, but President S. Davies
Warfield wanted more In 1926, two major extensions were rushed to
completion - one to Naples, the other to the "Magic City" of Miami.
To open the additions, Warfield invited 700 guests from 18 states
and pampered them aboard five identical passenger train sections of
the Orange Blossom Special. Afterwards, he sent each invitee a
souvenir: a leather slipcase containing two privately printed
booklets, one describing the Seaboard and the territory it served,
the other recounting the fabled journey just completed. Rarely seen
by the public and today treasured by collectors, the booklets are
reproduced herein along with - for the first time - many historic
images. Together they record a remarkable celebration of American
railroad history.
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