Action Center USA
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Title
Action Center USA
Description
This video is an advertisement produced to showcase the advent of mid-century modernism in Orlando. It depicts marketing strategies aimed at attracting white middle-to-upper class men in either military or defense technology engineering professions. It emphasizes the economic, cultural, and social changes taking place within Orlando that make it an ideal place to raise a family and to live a fulfilling life. It depicts developments and signs of growth that occurred in Orlando before Disney.
Creator
Orlando Chamber of Commerce
Source
State Archives of Florida
Date Created
c. 1960s
Medium
film
Coverage
Orlando
Curator
Wolf, Casey
Digital Collection
Filming Florida: Images of the Sunshine State
Source Repository
Moving Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
film
Duration
14:28
Director
Tel Air Interests, Inc.
Citation
Dr. Beiler's HIS4150 Class, “Action Center USA,” RICHES, accessed August 5, 2026, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/7042.