{"id":14261,"date":"2023-04-13T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-13T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wfsu.org\/local-routes\/?p=14261"},"modified":"2023-07-21T17:45:39","modified_gmt":"2023-07-21T21:45:39","slug":"the-vision-and-history-behind-the-alfred-b-maclay-gardens-state-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wfsu.org\/local-routes\/2023-04-13\/the-vision-and-history-behind-the-alfred-b-maclay-gardens-state-park\/","title":{"rendered":"The Vision and History behind the Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Main article by Suzanne Smith, 2023 photos by Freddie Hall.<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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On April 6, 1953, the land most of us know as Maclay Gardens became part of the State of Florida Park System<\/a>. At the time, the 307 acres were called Killearn Gardens and it was donated by the family of Alfred Barmore Maclay, Sr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now and Then<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

To walk around the Maclay Gardens State Park<\/a> today is to experience one man’s vision. A vision that grew from a small seed to acres of vibrant colors. It is a vision that has endured and grown over the decades. Thanks to many photos from the State Archives of Florida,<\/a> we have images of what it looked like in the past. And thanks to WFSU’s Freddie Hall we have images of those same locations today. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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