There’s a long tradition of making cheesy promotional videos to lure people to Tampa Bay area. One of them, from the 1960s, even features an alien visitor who decides to relocate to St. Pete Beach after seeing all the dazzling attractions the town has to offer! Today, I’m joined by Andy Huse, Special Collections Librarian at University of South Florida, to discuss these old promotional films (and a bit of Tampa Bay culinary history).
Further Reading
- Watch Care and Feeding of a Mermaid, a Florida promotional film from 1961
- Watch Adventures of x-14, a Florida promotional film from 1965
- Read Welcome to Cuban Sandwich City by Andy Huse from Cigar City Magazine, January 2006
