https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/browse?tags=Sirac%2C+Daniel&output=atom2024-03-29T12:38:12+00:00Omekahttps://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/2459 Episode 7 examines the sinkhole that occurred from May 8 to May 10, 1981 in Winter Park, Florida, as well as the reactions of locals, the media, and the nation. After three days, the sinkhole grew to 350 feet and caused millions of dollars in damage. The sinkhole began filling with water that summer and eventually engineers filled the bottom with dirt and concert to stabilize the sinkhole. A lake formed in its place and was named Lake Rose in honor of Mae Rose Williams (née Owens), the woman who discovered the sinkhole. This podcast includes interviews with local business owners Darryl Donkel, Alan Duckworth, and Dennis W. Phillips, and an interview with Dr. Frank Kujawa of the University of Central Florida.]]>2019-10-31T16:21:50+00:00
RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Episode 7: The Winter Park Sinkhole Part 1: Eyewitness Reactions to a Disaster
Alternative Title
Winter Park Sinkhole Podcast, Part 1
Subject
Podcasts
Documentaries
Winter Park (Fla.)
Sinkholes--Florida
Description
Episode 7, Part 1 of RICHES Podcast Documentaries: The Winter Park Sinkhole: Eyewitness Reactions to a Disaster. 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 7 examines the sinkhole that occurred from May 8 to May 10, 1981 in Winter Park, Florida, as well as the reactions of locals, the media, and the nation. After three days, the sinkhole grew to 350 feet and caused millions of dollars in damage. The sinkhole began filling with water that summer and eventually engineers filled the bottom with dirt and concert to stabilize the sinkhole. A lake formed in its place and was named Lake Rose in honor of Mae Rose Williams (née Owens), the woman who discovered the sinkhole. This podcast includes interviews with local business owners Darryl Donkel, Alan Duckworth, and Dennis W. Phillips, and an interview with Dr. Frank Kujawa of the University of Central Florida.
Abstract
In early May of 1981 Mae Rose Owens was walking her dog when to her surprise a tree in her yard suddenly disappeared. She quickly called Winter Park emergency services to report the incident. Within the span of three days a 350 foot hole opened up in the ground, swallowing several properties and causing millions of dollars in damage while an international media spectacle descended upon the town. Public reaction was one of curiosity instead of fright, and onlookers traveled by the droves to watch the slowly developing sinkhole. Most people were fairly unaware of what a sinkhole was and found themselves gaining an education. Profiteers set up shop at the location as a carnival-like atmosphere developed. At the same time, many found that the sinkhole only reinforced a period of anxiety that was currently running through the country.
Creator
Phillips, Clayton
Source
Original 16-minute and 42-second podcast by Clayton Phillips, May 31, 2011: "RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Episode 7: The Winter Park Sinkhole Part 1: Eyewitness Reactions to a Disaster." RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Orlando, Florida.
"Pictures: Winter Park Sinkhole."& The Chicago Tribune. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/os-fla360-pictures-winter-park-sinkhole-20121113,0,5366877.photogallery.