Travel Pro Art #4: Greek Statues of St. Armond Cirlce Sarasota Florida, United States! (19 photos)
Hey there my steemit friends. I had no idea of the Greek influence in Sarasota Florida until I saw the incredible statues all over St. Armand Circle; a little island hanging off the west coast of Florida. But then again after doing some research it really has no Greek influence!
Charles St. Armand a Frenchman was the original owner of this land. He bought the 123 acre island for $22 dollars in 1893. He sold it to a man by the name of Angus McInnes for $1,500 several years later. Rumor has it that McInnes wagered and lost the land in a poker game against the famous John Ringling of the Ringling Bros. & Barnum Bailey Circus in 1917.
Upon receiving the land Ringling envisioned the island being a shopping area for the wealthy. He publicized it with a parade and from his own collection he placed these Roman and Greek statues around the island on display. Besides some new additions these statues are original works of art placed here all those years ago by John Ringling. Hence there really is no Greek influence other than the statues themselves.
John Ringling's vision was very successful and St. Armond Circle to this day is a high-end shopping area for the wealthy. I had a great time walking around St. Armond Circle with my father and his wife Phyliss. I visited for three days while I was in transit from Bangkok Thailand to Guayaquil Ecuador where I'm writing this steemit blog post now. Florida is one of my favorite states in the nation. It's the "Sunshine State" with warm sunny weather year round. But enough about that; let's go check out these statues!
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Nice I will be going to Florida here soon.
It's a great place to walk around. Thanks for stopping by my blog, hope to see you again soon! -Dan
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Cool pics ! Love your travel stories :) followed you! @world-travel-pro
Wow! What a nice place!, I would love to take a visit to this place very soon.
awesome..great work!!
There's a city just north of there - tarpon springs, that might as well be in Greece. I went with my ex for a short trip when we lived in wpb. The food was amazing and there are old people who do not speak English etc. We went to a sponge diving thing in a little boat. All I can remember is how fat I was and uncomfortable. But it is a very cool and different town for FL.
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