https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/browse?tags=Moses%2C+Robert&%3Boutput=json&output=atom2024-03-28T23:22:12+00:00Omekahttps://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/2497 Episode 44 examines the controversy over the construction of Interstate Highway 4 through and around Orlando and the unequal amount of influence exerted on the building of the road by different interest groups and parties involved. I-4 was one of the first Interstate Highways constructed in Florida, with its first section opening between Plant City and Lakeland in 1959. By 1962, the segment of I-4 connecting Tampa and Orlando was completed and the entire highway was completed by the late 1960s.]]>2015-02-20T18:05:50+00:00
RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Episode 44: The Construction of Inequality: Politics and Influence on I-4
Alternative Title
Politics and Influence on I-4 Podcast
Subject
Podcasts
Documentaries
Orlando (Fla.)
Interstate highways
Winter Park (Fla.)
Urban development
Description
Episode 44 of RICHES Podcast Documentaries: The Construction of Inequality: Politics and Influence on I-4. RICHES Podcast Documentaries are short form narrative documentaries that explore Central Florida history and are locally produced. These podcasts can involve the participation or cooperation of local area partners.
Episode 44 examines the controversy over the construction of Interstate Highway 4 through and around Orlando and the unequal amount of influence exerted on the building of the road by different interest groups and parties involved. I-4 was one of the first Interstate Highways constructed in Florida, with its first section opening between Plant City and Lakeland in 1959. By 1962, the segment of I-4 connecting Tampa and Orlando was completed and the entire highway was completed by the late 1960s.
Abstract
This podcast examines the controversy over the construction of Interstate 4 through and around Orlando and the unequal amount of influence exerted on the building of the road by different interest groups and parties involved. The Orlando business district, the Parramore community, and the city of Winter Park each have a part in this story.
Creator
Hermanstorfer, Mark
Source
Original 19-minute and 49-second podcast by Mark Hermanstorfer, December 19, 2012: "RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Episode 44: The Construction of Inequality: Politics and Influence on I-4." RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Orlando, Florida.