RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Episode 7: The Winter Park Sinkhole Part 1: Eyewitness Reactions to a Disaster
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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.
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.
Publisher
Date Created
ca. 2011-05-31
Date Copyrighted
2011-05-31
Date Issued
2011-05-31
Contributor
Donkel, Darryl
Duckworth, Alan
Phillips, Dennis W.
Kujawa, Frank
Sebasus, Steven
Is Part Of
RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Orlando, Florida.
RICHES Podcast Documentaries Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
video/mp4
Extent
40.8 MB
Medium
16-minute and 42-second podcast
Language
eng
Type
Moving Image
Coverage
Winter Park, Florida
Accrual Method
Item Creation
Mediator
History Teacher
Economics Teacher
Geography Teacher
Provenance
Originally created by Clayton Phillips and published by RICHES.
Rights Holder
Contributing Project
Curator
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
Source Repository
External Reference
"RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Episode 7: The Winter Park Sinkhole Part 1: Eyewitness Reactions to a Disaster." RICHES of Central Florida. https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/items/show/2459.
"RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Episode 8: The Winter Park Sinkhole Part 2: The Effects and Aftermath." RICHES of Central Florida. https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/items/show/2460.
Grove, Jim. "In 1981, World Was Riveted By The Saga Of The Sinkhole." The Orlando Sentinel, June 13, 2013. http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1996-11-15/features/9611080408_1_sinkhole-winter-park-rose-williams.
Jammal & Associates. The Winter Park Sinkhole: A Report to the City of Winter Park. Winter Park, Fla: Jammal & Assoc, 1982.
Kindinger, Jack L., and James G. Flocks. Geologic Controls on the Formation of Florida Sinkhole Lakes. St. Petersburg, Fla: U.S. Dept. of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, 2000.
"Pictures: Winter Park Sinkhole."& The Chicago Tribune. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/os-fla360-pictures-winter-park-sinkhole-20121113,0,5366877.photogallery.
"RICHES Podcast Documentaries." RICHES of Central Florida. http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/podcastsblog.php.
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Original Format
1 video podcast
Duration
16 minutes and 42 seconds
Producer
Cassanello, Robert
Director
Phillips, Clayton
Collection
Citation
Phillips, Clayton, “RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Episode 7: The Winter Park Sinkhole Part 1: Eyewitness Reactions to a Disaster,” RICHES, accessed April 27, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/2459.