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Longboat Key, built on fill
1955
Longboat Key, Florida
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Ringling planned a chain of hotels on this barrier island and got one foundation poured before the crash. It stood unfinished for decades. Postwar developers dredged and filled the bay side and built the island out, and it is now among the wealthiest addresses in Florida, and one that has to pump sand back onto its own beach every few years to stay there.
That was 1 of the hidden places.
Location: documented spot
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