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Seaside, Florida
  
Seaside
is the heart of Scenic Highway 30-A. Since its grand beginning,
it has attracted world-wide attention. Time magazine quoted it as "the most
astounding design achievement of its era." It has won many prestigious
architectural awards over the years.

Conceived, planned and developed by Robert and Daryl Davis, (Robert Davis inherited the 80 acres
of
property in the 1970s) their dream was to create a pedestrian-friendly,
community of cottages with picket fences and elevated porches to watch the
sun set on the Gulf. Along the brick-laid side streets you will find rows
of homes, a highly praised charter school, a newly designed chapel, a newly
opened Medical Arts building.
Seaside Dining & Shopping Map
The town center was inspired by the squares youll find in cities like
Charleston, Florence, Italy and Savannah. The Central Square is where youll
find shops and restaurants with no building more than 3 or 4 stories tall. Ruskin
Place, named after John Ruskin, the famous supporter of Victorian Art in Londons
19th century, is considered to be the "artist colony" of Seaside.
Here you will find art galleries, a coffee shop and an interior design shop.
The New Urbanism, an architectural movement born with the creation of Seaside
has played an important role contributing to todays awareness in the designing
and planning of the traditional town.
Google
Street Map for Seaside
  
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