Canaveral Pier Postcard
Dublin Core
Title
Canaveral Pier Postcard
Alternative Title
Canaveral Pier Postcard
Subject
Cocoa Beach (Fla.)
Beaches--Florida
Description
A postcard depicting the Canaveral Pier in Cocoa Beach, Florida. Now called the Cocoa Beach Pier, planning for the pier began in 1925, following the began election of Gus C. Edwards as mayor, although pier was not constructed until 1962. The Canaveral Pier offered a "grandstand seat" for spacecraft launches from Cape Canaveral, then called Cape Kennedy, during Project Mercury, Project Apollo, and the Space Shuttle program. The pier was also the hub for surfing in Cocoa Beach, which was known as the Surfing Capital of the East Coast. In 1983, the Canaveral Pier underwent modeling and expansion, and its name was changed to the Cocoa Beach Pier the following year. This photographic postcard likely shows the pier in the 1960s.
Source
Original 9 x 14 centimeter color photographic postcard: Private Collection of Bob Van Horn.
Publisher
Central Florida Distributors
Date Created
ca. 1960-1969
Contributor
Van Horn, Bob
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original 9 x 14 centimeter color photographic postcard.
Is Part Of
Cocoa Beach Collection, Brevard County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Requires
Format
application/pdf
Extent
248 KB
Medium
9 x 14 centimeter color photographic postcard
Language
eng
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Canaveral Pier, Cocoa Beach, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Geography Teacher
Provenance
Originally published by Central Florida Distributors.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by Bob Van Horn and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Curator
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
External Reference
"​Cocoa Beach Pier History." Westgate Resorts. https://www.westgatedestinations.com/florida/cocoa-beach/cocoa-beach-pier.
Collection
Citation
“Canaveral Pier Postcard,” RICHES, accessed April 27, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/7554.