Ft. Lauderdale Souvenir - Twelve 1940s Real Photos - Abeona Jungle Cruise Tour

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Abeona Jungle Cruise – Fort Lauderdale, Flordia
Vintage Florida Areas
Abeona Jungle Cruise, from Andrews Avenue Bridge, to the Stranahan House, Fort Lauderdale. Light blue booklet, in very
good condition, small black stain on the back cover – no impact on the B/W photos. About 5 X 3 inches, 12 staple bound in
black and white real photos – all photos in near fine condition. Undated, most likely a 1940 era, early version of this souvenir
booklet for this popular tour boat cruise.
Adventures awaited you, 1940 – 1950s, if your sweetheart was a nature boy, or girl, there were 263 miles of waterways. In
addition to fishing charters, a precursor to today’s Jungle Queen prowled the New River carrying gawkers, tourists and young
lovers alike. Called “The Abeona Scenic Route Jungle Cruise,” the three-hour excursion cost one dollar and passed, according
to the literature, Seminole huts, a jungle park, gators, otters and “beautiful island estates.” Ads touted “a riverway so narrow
one can reach out and pick custard apples or wild guava.”
Newspaper columnist Wesley Stout described the Abeona as the “Queen of the New River.” The double-decker Abeona
had been a Consolidated Shipbuilding’s express cruiser, which cost ,000, or ,000 a foot, in 1924. The Abeona’s final
resting place was the Ravenswood Marina at 4470 Ravenswood Road in Dania Beach.
Always happy to combine S/H charges or offer price reductions for multiple orders.
Shipping and handling costs for all Continental U.S. areas is .50. PLEASE, NO EUROPEAN, CANADIAN OR
AUSTRALIAN SALES - US SALES ONLY.