Retirement & Aging • Images

Florida re-defined the idea of retirement for many senior citizens during the post-war era. Retirement Centers were created to attract retirees, and Florida -- as many of these photographs illustrate – was depicted as a year-round summer camp for seniors.

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	Aerial View of Several Hundred Retirement Homes: Ormond Beach Retirees flocked to Florida in growing numbers after World War II. Better transportation networks, a ...read more
	Chess-Checker-Domino Club in waterfront park: 1925 St. Petersburg During the land boom of the early and mid-1920s, many retirees with financial means traveled to citi ...read more
	Confederate Veterans Reunited for Group Portrait: Crawfordville Long after the Civil War ended, veterans held reunions. Sometimes, even into the early 1900s, these ...read more
	Green Benches at Fourth and Central Avenue, St. Petersburg This stereotypical image of the day captures throngs of shoppers, many of them retirees, soaking up ...read more
	Man with Cane Drinking from the Fountain of Youth: St. Petersburg During much of the mid-20th century, St. Petersburg actively sought and attracted retirees from thro ...read more
	Ray Freeman Tending to His Backyard Garden Many retirees who moved to Florida in the years after World War II enjoyed hobbies and pastimes conn ...read more