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Ardra Rigby
Ft. Pierce,Fl 2010
Brian Jones("The" founder of The Rollin' Stones) Photo by Danny Seymour:Poster by Pandora Production
During the Florida East Coast Railway Society's (FECRS) Convention on September 26, 2008, there was a Bus Trip to the Florida East Coast (FEC) Railway's Hialeah Yard. I took this photo of the former FEC Crane (Wreaker) which was stored there for a future Railway Museum. I believe this was eventually moved to a new Museum Site in Fort Pierce, Florida.
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) horticulturalist Elizabeth Baldwin and chemist Jinhe Bai review data from the “electronic tongue” at the ARS Horticultural Research Laboratory in For Pierce, FL on May 21, 2012. The “electronic tongue” is a device that can detect chemical differences related to taste to see whether it can distinguish between juice from HLB-infected oranges and from noninfected oranges. USDA photo by Stephen Ausmus.
The former Belk-Lindsey is now some sort of school. They were in the middle of having recess in the parking lot.
Orange Blossom Mall opened circa 1984. It was anchored by Sears and Belk-Lindsey. There really isn't much information about the place, but it seems to have begun its decline in the mid-90s and closed by about the end of that decade, more or less. Today, the former Sears anchor is home to the St. Lucie County School District offices, the Belk-Lindsey seems to be some sort of school, and a telemarketing firm occupies some of the inside. The mall's corridor is pretty much intact, down to generic mall benches and that bland type of artificial foliage you find in older malls.
It's definitely a little unnerving walking around the mall corridor. It's not totally void of people, as the sunken center court seems to be a lunch area for the telemarketer employees and a bunch of ladies dressed in scrubs.
What's interesting about this place is that it really didn't have any nearby competitor to drive it out of business. This was the only real mall in Fort Pierce, a city that doesn't have a lot of big box retailers and the like. Fort Pierce is a somewhat economically-depressed city and its demographics are vastly different from other cities along the Treasure Coast. I suppose that might've had something to do with the demise of the Orange Blossom Mall.
Okeechobee Road at Hartman, Fort Pierce.
Ft. Pierce,FL (2009) This Photo of my Mother was taken about (3) months before she passed away on December 23, 2009. She is eating a bowl of ice-cream with a couple of drops of risperidone in it. She was in stage 6 of Alzheimer disease and the risperidone made life a little more relaxing for her and myself...Photo was taken with a Linhof Technika V w/ Scheider Kreuznach f.6.8, 360mm lens with a Hasselblad softar III filter...As you can see my Mother was still trying to maintain her dignity in spite of the state of her mind.
People out enjoying the last few minutes of sunlight as the moon rises above the jetty in Ft. Pierce, Florida. The damage in the foreground was from previous hurricanes!
Citrus greening, one of the most significant citrus diseases, was first detected in Florida in 2005. The disease is now distributed throughout Florida and portions of South Carolina, Louisiana, Georgia, and Puerto Rico. Citrus greening is spread by the Asian citrus psyllid (ACP), its insect vector. ACP is widely dispersed in the United States, including Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Hawaii, and the Territories of Puerto Rico and Guam, as well as areas of Southern California and Arizona. Photo Credit: R. Anson Eaglin, USDA-APHIS.
FORT PIERCE, Florida (Nov. 10, 2012) -- Active-duty Navy SEALs(Sea, Air, Land) perform small-unit tactics during a capabilities demonstration at the National UDT-SEAL Museum in Ft. Pierce, Fla., Nov. 10. The event was part of the 27th Annual SEAL/Underwater Demolition Team reunion held at the museum to raise awareness of Naval Special Warfare and as a reunion for veterans of the Scouts and Raiders, Underwater Demolition Teams and SEAL teams. (U.S. Navy Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class James Ginther/Released)
Orange Blossom's center court is of the sunken variety so popular in malls from the 70s and early 80s. I didn't get a direct shot because about half a dozen women were eating lunch there and I'm sure I looked pretty suspicious. Hey, I'm used to it!
Orange Blossom Mall opened circa 1984. It was anchored by Sears and Belk-Lindsey. There really isn't much information about the place, but it seems to have begun its decline in the mid-90s and closed by about the end of that decade, more or less. Today, the former Sears anchor is home to the St. Lucie County School District offices, the Belk-Lindsey seems to be some sort of school, and a telemarketing firm occupies some of the inside. The mall's corridor is pretty much intact, down to generic mall benches and that bland type of artificial foliage you find in older malls.
It's definitely a little unnerving walking around the mall corridor. It's not totally void of people, as the sunken center court seems to be a lunch area for the telemarketer employees and a bunch of ladies dressed in scrubs.
What's interesting about this place is that it really didn't have any nearby competitor to drive it out of business. This was the only real mall in Fort Pierce, a city that doesn't have a lot of big box retailers and the like. Fort Pierce is a somewhat economically-depressed city and its demographics are vastly different from other cities along the Treasure Coast. I suppose that might've had something to do with the demise of the Orange Blossom Mall.
Okeechobee Road at Hartman, Fort Pierce.
I'm guessing this small island was formed out of dredging byproducts.
I like how the choice of the crop makes either the tree or the heron the center of focus.
Citrus greening, one of the most significant citrus diseases, was first detected in Florida in 2005. The disease is now distributed throughout Florida and portions of South Carolina, Louisiana, Georgia, and Puerto Rico. Citrus greening is spread by the Asian citrus psyllid (ACP), its insect vector. ACP is widely dispersed in the United States, including Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Hawaii, and the Territories of Puerto Rico and Guam, as well as areas of Southern California and Arizona. Photo Credit: R. Anson Eaglin, USDA-APHIS.