“ DELTONA FLORIDA COMMUNITY BUILDERS ” 1960’S HOMER GROENIG REAL ESTATE DEVELOPER FILM XD50714
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This promotional film was created by Homer Groening, the creator of the Simpson's -- Matt Groening's -- father. It promotes the home building company formerly known as Deltona Corporation. Deltona was founded by the Mackle Brothers; Elliot, Robert and Frank Jr. The brothers also founded General Development Corporation prior to developing Marco Island. In the early 90’s the top executives were convicted of swindling home buyers on houses worth thousands less than their sales price. GDC reorganized and changed its name to Atlantic Gulf Communities Inc. The film opens with a plane flying over some of the planned communities they had constructed (:27). Frank Mackle Jr. speaks on the design of the operation as they sought to plan a decade in advance (:41). An aerial shot of Marco Island follows (1:03). Deltona was seeking to expand their business of selling manufactured homes outside the state of Florida (1:41). The Mackle brother’s father had built Camp Gordon, Fort McPherson and numerous commercial buildings throughout the south during WW1 (2:08). Deltona was eight years old here (2:39) and had grown to a population of 10,000. The area pulled in retirees seeking active lifestyles. Golf courses (3:01), agriculture opportunities, fishing, and an adult education school was made available to residents. Dan McNeil was a part of the project since the start (4:17). Spring Hill began four years later (4:41). Some of the homes of Citrus Springs are viewed (5:14). Another community is St. Augustine Shores (5:48). The area’s were self maintained; residents paid a fee for maintenance (5:59). The homes were built on concrete foundations (6:23). Sunny Hills was the newest addition (6:29). This community was known for having a ‘green-belt’ installed of nature trails (7:02). Sunbathers enjoy the beaches near Gap Lake (7:37). Marco Island catered to a different market as is was comprised mainly of waterfront property (8:56). A woman plays golf with a luxury hotel in the background (9:19). Rookery Bay (10:39) and the Everglades follow (10:54). Fishermen drag up their catches (11:09). A team of marine biologists were deployed to keep records on fish habitats (11:28). Various species of birds inhabit the Mangrove Islands (12:23). Pelicans disappeared in California and Greece, although many stayed in Marco Island (12:37). The quantity of Snook fish are evaluated as well (12:54). Joe Garagiola Sr; an American baseball catcher is seen (13:12) playing golf. The American golfer Gene Sarazaan, is also pictured (13:44). A new project was to be Pine Ridge Estates (13:55). This area was comprised of lots no less than an acre with the ability to hold horses (14:12). The Citrus Springs Recreational Center follows (14:20). Two new manufacturing plants were set up (15:07). The insurance policy of the homes is explained (16:56). Workers work on the frame for the recreational area in St. Augustine Shores (19:10). The company established the St. Augustine Sewer and Water Department out of necessity (20:19). Jim Ventzel acted as Vice President in charge of engineering and architecture (20:42). A breakdown of the company’s employee structure follows (21:55). Robert Mackle discusses Disney (23:10) and the effect it would have on Florida and their communities. The film wraps up with the company’s plans for the future (23:43).
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Let's talk about that 383 Road Runner with the Air Grabber hood!
That's my childhood on film 🎥
Same here.
Marco Island home then: 60k. Now: 1.3 million. I just checked.
Then under 10k
Pisses me off that my family didn't think about this back in the day.
This was quite the surprise for me. I lived in Deltona from 1972 to 1975. Deltona is now larger than Daytona Beach. Thanks for this gem.
Looks like gator country. 😳🙂
In some areas their were but I didn't live near water.
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Hi Roberta. I heard Florida has a bit of a sinkhole problem in many areas. Crazy happenings with them.
Just as a florida native: this had to be past October 1971 (when Disney world was built). Also I grew up on marco. The house I grew up in wasn't built until the 70s, and they flew over it in the first part of the video.
I grew up in Deltona. Moved there when I was 1 in 1987. How I wish I could go back in time. Everything was better in the 80s and early 90s. People knew each other in Deltona. I knew all of my neighbors. Knew who they were at least down the length of my street. And my grandparents street for that matter. Deltona, the tri city area, is a real dive now for the most part. Rentals comprise a large number of the homes now, so nobody bothers to know anyone else. Just passing through. I think the absence of community also contributes to criminality, of which there is no shortage now. Drugs and the crime that supports drug habits.
20:56 of video is lake mcgaritty in deltona. I own one of the oldest homes ever built in the area. Originally built in 1890, move to the lake in the 1950s 15 years before Mackles began dozing the area.
We just bought near Elizabeth Lake. I have an Aunt who has lived in Deltona since 1996 as well.
That’s awesome , I live right down the street from that lake and have caught some biggins over the years on McGarrity .
For some reason I am completely fascinated with the history of this area and what it was like to live here before all of the development.
There is so much cool and interesting history about this area that has been lost in time and most people who live here have no clue about any of it .
If you don’t mind sharing , what are some of the things you remember about this area back in the early days ? What was it like witnessing the area evolve from unincorporated volusia county to todays Deltona ?
@@MITCHY_B_2003 Every other video about Deltona, a lot of the comments seem to "hate" the town for various reasons. One of the reasons I laugh at is that it's too quiet or not enough nightlife. Sounds like heaven!
The cars date this as early 1970’s more than 1960’s…just sayin
I agree early 1970" s
And the fashion is definitely early 70s!
This gentleman had a great understanding Florida real estate and where it was going
No they lost their ass with the Sunny hills development. It was way too big and way too ambitious.
Post-WW2 USA was living a dream, but I think it all started to go wrong with Vietnam... 😐
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Thank you for sharing.
Seconded. 👍
This looks like a perfectly lovely place to live, especially if you are a mosquito. The houses are so wonderfully arranged, it's an absolute Smorgasbord. 😉
Lol unless the lizards eat the mosquitoes
@@liamsammon6123 i have mosquito poaching lizards hop on all the time, lol
@@cricketshine1160 Lol I've heard they do that, I'm in eastern Florida
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I like the 71 Roadrunner
The Simpsons connection is so cool.
Very, very, very intelligent fella, very forward looking. Great altruism. 👍
Apparently, Homer Groening, born in Saskatchewan Canada, was the father of Homer Simpson's Matt Groening and Florida has never been more attractive.
Epic!
We used to go camping around the many lakes in Deltona in the 1970s and early eighties now it's just overgrown bumper to bumper traffic insanity
I use to Love love love Winn Dixie! Best off brand ice cream!
I wish that Florida continued to grow like this. After the 60s, Florida developers began building isolated subdivision communities, that don’t connect to the main artery roads. This continues rampantly today, causing horrible infrastructure & a traffic disaster. You have a lot of 2-4 lane roads, that we’re meant for a rural setting, & they’re jammed with the ever growing population. I moved to Central FL as a kid in the 70s, & have witnessed the utmost change; both good & bad. After the 90s, they began building the gated subdivisions, which have created this busybody asshole mentality, that’s become all too common here now; plus it makes the infrastructure even worse than ordinary subdivisions.
All these clips are amazing.
Got any on US Motorsport, like Indianapolis, anything? And any other sports like NFL etc? I am a Green Bay Packers supporter in United Kingdom. Cheeseheads forever. 🙂😎
Id move there if they allow me to build an arched cabin
This is awesome; I live in Deltona!
Did you know that Elkcam Blvd is Mackle spelled backwards?
@@CarsandCats yes indeed., pretty cool stuff.
Tivoli is I love it
@@CarsandCats Never knew that and I lived in Deltona for three years.
Not an overweight person in the entire video. I want the VW bus camper at 17:20 of the video. Is it still hiding in deltona somewhere?
Prefab on a slab homes ,future slums
So, does this still exist pretty as is/was or have they built ‘over it ‘?
Deltona has around 30k homes, 80k people. The biggest problem I have had living here for 22 years is there is no "downtown". No town center to unify a community. Just a giant winding subdivision.
Isn't deltona a different name now ?? 😪
It used to be called “Deltona Lakes” but the people voted to incorporate the area into an actual city in the mid 90’s and they changed the name to simply “Deltona” .
Wheres the low balling bottom feeding PRs ??
They went bankrupt
Florida is way too warm for me, especially these days, climate change deniers.... 🙂
Ok sun denier
Deltona use to be beautiful ,it’s horrible town now, lot of bad people moved here from different places, lot of drugs, killing, stilling, in every street there’s a drug dealer, horrible drivers, ready to move out!!!