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- Title
- Florida: the east coast and Keys.
- Creator
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Richardson, Joseph, Florida East Coast Railway, PALMM (Project)
- Abstract / Description
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A mix of text and photographs illustrating recreational opportunities as well as agriculture products in Florida. Also contains several pictures of major hotels of the East Coast Hotel System.
- Date Issued
- 1895
- Identifier
- AAB9284QF00008/26/200511/13/200622169BfamIa D0QF, FHP C UCF 2005-08-03, FCLA url 20060322xOCLC, 75960553, CF00001716, 2584120, ucf:19531
- Format
- E-book
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/tc/fhp/CF00001716.jpg
- Title
- The Seaside Resort Towns of Cape May and Atlantic City, New Jersey: Development, Class Consciousness, and the Culture of Leisure in the Mid to Late Victorian Era.
- Creator
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Ressetar, Tatyana, Lester, Connie, Crepeau, Richard, Larson, Peter, University of Central Florida
- Abstract / Description
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(")Victorianism(") is a highly controversial, sometimes ironic, term penned by historians throughout various works that has come to hold dramatic weight in both its meaning and its influence. Though the term is usually most closely associated with nineteenth century England, Victorianism was a highly influential movement in American culture simultaneously as well, specifically in the spheres of home, work, and play. Of those, (")play,(") or leisure, is undoubtedly the least explored,...
Show more(")Victorianism(") is a highly controversial, sometimes ironic, term penned by historians throughout various works that has come to hold dramatic weight in both its meaning and its influence. Though the term is usually most closely associated with nineteenth century England, Victorianism was a highly influential movement in American culture simultaneously as well, specifically in the spheres of home, work, and play. Of those, (")play,(") or leisure, is undoubtedly the least explored, especially before the latter decades of the twentieth century. Prior to this period, most literature about the Victorians, with the exception of a few works, only dealt with masculinity, religion, and the rigid dynamic of the nineteenth century household. Recently, historians like James Walvin, Pamela Horn, and Hugh Cunningham have attempted to draw attention to Victorian leisure with excellent works on pastimes and society during the nineteenth century, but they represent only a few. However, many works of this caliber focus on England, the (")birthplace(") of Victorianism. Thus, this work attempts to emphasize that the cultural phenomenon of Victorianism was just as present in the United States. Despite the recurring themes of the home and the workplace so often chosen by scholars, it is actually within the realm of leisure that the controversial issues of the Victorian period and its people can be best observed. Class, race, and gender were three major components of the Victorian culture that shaped the various forms of leisure and recreation, as well as the specific restrictions on those amusements. All of these factors had a shared, tremendous influence on the progress (or lack thereof) towards a more modern era and society that occurred at the turn of the twentieth century.In the pages to follow, the numerous contradictions and paradoxes of Victorian leisure in America will be examined, ultimately demonstrating how pastimes and recreation (and their outlets) in the mid to late nineteenth century were neither truly Victorian nor truly progressive, but indeed a combination of both. This creates further irony during this controversial period. However, before exploring these outlets, the term (")Victorian(") will be examined while placing it into the context of mid to late nineteenth century Americans who belonged to all classes of travelers. It will become apparent that American Victorians had much invested in their values, but were also willing to break the rules regarding certain amusements and pleasures. Moreover, the (")democratization(") of leisure will be highlighted as the upper and lower classes began to enjoy the same recreations. Marked innovations of the period will also be discussed, as to highlight their importance on Victorian leisure and its development, which will also be referred to throughout the chapters. These topics will be addressed before examining the specific Victorian leisure culture of two of America's oldest seaside destinations: Cape May and Atlantic City, both in New Jersey. The guests, accommodations and transportation, and offerings at these resort towns will act as a mirror into mid to late nineteenth century culture. There, the contradictory ideals and rules of Victorianism are exhibited as the resorts rose to prominence. The decline of (")elite-only(") leisure and the rise of the (")excursionist(") will be examined throughout the progression of the towns' growth and boom periods. Exploring the ironies of Victorian leisure through the proverbial lens of Cape May and Atlantic City proves effective, as the towns came to represent opposite ends of the (")socially acceptable(") spectrum after a short period, and were full of similar inconsistencies and paradoxes themselves. Additionally, their current fates remain a product of their polarized Victorian heydays, further proving the influence of seaside resort culture, the late Victorian period, and its ideals on the broader field of American leisure history.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2011
- Identifier
- CFE0004157, ucf:49038
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0004157
- Title
- Florida east coast illustrated: List of hotels and general information concerning the famous winter resort section of America.
- Creator
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Florida East Coast Railway, PALMM (Project), Florida East Coast Hotel Company
- Abstract / Description
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Photographs and descriptions of resorts and hotels along the Florida East Coast Railway, including Cuba and Nassau.
- Date Issued
- 1905
- Identifier
- AAB6368QF00001/18/200508/04/200515885BfamIa D0QF, FHP C CF 2005-01-19, FCLA url 20050302xOCLC, 60544922, CF00001688, 2579995, ucf:18348
- Format
- E-book
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/tc/fhp/CF00001688.jpg
- Title
- Florida East Coast Railway and hotels: "America's tropical kingdom".
- Creator
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Florida East Coast Hotel Company, PALMM (Project), Florida East Coast Railway
- Abstract / Description
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A series of photographs depicting hotels, golf courses, and steamships at the turn of the century.
- Date Issued
- 1901
- Identifier
- AAB6370QF00001/18/200508/04/200515899BfamIa D0QF, FHP C CF 2005-01-19, FCLA url 20050210xOCLC, 58803990, CF00001689, 2580243, ucf:18453
- Format
- E-book
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/tc/fhp/CF00001689.jpg
- Title
- East coast of Florida: hotel list and information folder.
- Creator
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Florida East Coast Hotel Company, PALMM (Project), Florida East Coast Railway
- Abstract / Description
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Primarily textual descriptions of cities and towns along the east coast of Florida intersperced with small drawings. Includes an extensive list of Florida hotels, their managers, and their rates.
- Date Issued
- 1900
- Identifier
- AAB9282QF00008/24/200511/14/200612908BfamIa D0QF, FHP C UCF 2005-08-03, FCLA url 20051129xOCLC, 75964285, CF00001710, 2583367, ucf:19198
- Format
- E-book
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/tc/fhp/CF00001710.jpg
- Title
- Florida East Coast Railway & hotels: as well as Nassau, Bahamas and Cuba.
- Creator
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Florida East Coast Railway, Florida East Coast Hotel Company, PALMM (Project)
- Abstract / Description
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Brief text accompanied by color postcard-like pictures of the Flagler hotels, including vignettes of activities available at each. Of special note is the foldout illustration titled "Air ship view of Florida Nassau and Cuba showing relative location of the famous East Coast Hotels."
- Date Issued
- 1905
- Identifier
- AAB9281QF00008/24/200511/13/200622437BfamIa D0QF, FHP C UCF 2005-08-03, FCLA url 20060427xOCLC, 75960766, CF00001722, 2584768, ucf:19733
- Format
- E-book
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/tc/fhp/CF00001722.jpg
- Title
- Dual Branding: An Investigative Look into Dual Branding's Position within the Concept of Brand Alliance in the Hotel Industry.
- Creator
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Ronzoni, Giulio, Fyall, Alan, Torres Areizaga, Edwin, Singh, Dipendra, Weinland, Jeffrey, Smith, Scott, University of Central Florida
- Abstract / Description
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The purpose of this dissertation was to investigate, in an exploratory way, the state of the art of the application of brand alliances, with a particular focus on the practice of dual branding, in the field of lodging. More precisely, this research aimed at identifying and evaluating the determinants of industry adoption of, and customer satisfaction with, intra-company dual branding strategies in the US lodging industry.The primary purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy of dual...
Show moreThe purpose of this dissertation was to investigate, in an exploratory way, the state of the art of the application of brand alliances, with a particular focus on the practice of dual branding, in the field of lodging. More precisely, this research aimed at identifying and evaluating the determinants of industry adoption of, and customer satisfaction with, intra-company dual branding strategies in the US lodging industry.The primary purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy of dual branding in the field of the lodging industry, a phenomenon that is still insufficiently explored in the literature. In fact, the scarcity of literature pertaining to the lodging industry has forced this study to consider the research related to other segments and industries where dual branding strategies have been studied. Therefore, this study intended to expand the existing body of knowledge, advancing the theory of brand alliance from an industry and consumer perspective, as well as adapt, refine, and utilize a scale suitable for the measurement of dual branded hotels' customer satisfaction. This dissertation used an exploratory sequential mixed method approach. In the first qualitative phase, face-to-face and telephone interviews with operational hotel managers, corporate hotel managers, real estate development and management companies' managers, owners, and presidents, as well as hotel and lodging associations' professionals have been conducted. In addition to relevant and significant findings and results obtained through the hotel industry professionals interviewed, themes, constructs, and variables useful in the refinement and adaptation of a dual branding customer satisfaction scale were attained. Consequently, the second quantitative phase consisted of an online administration of a scenario-based questionnaire to dual branded hotels' customers of a dual branded lodging property aimed at identifying and evaluating the determinants of customer satisfaction.The ultimate purpose of this research has been to understand the main issues of implementation of dual branding practices and strategies in the lodging context. In particular, it has been to highlight and provide managerial, theoretical, methodological, and practical implications and recommendations for the US lodging industry, in the adoption of intra-company dual branding strategies. The suggestions offered in the study are relevantly timed to what is happening within the lodging industry, offering implications for both academia and industry.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2019
- Identifier
- CFE0007716, ucf:52411
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0007716
