FLASHBACK (Okaloosa): Racetrack Road (Redux) - Ft. Walton Jets, Racing, and more as told by James Ward
This is an addition to our very first episode of FLASHBACK which explored the history of the Racetrack, once located off of Racetrack Road. James Ward reached out to FLASHBACK and we were able to talk...
2 Des 202215min
FLASHBACK (Okaloosa): We’re No. 1! - Purple Heart, Special Olympics and FADs
Okaloosa County has the distinction of being the first County in the state to accomplish certain "Firsts". Listen to the stories of becoming a Purple Heart County, the first Special Olympics County an...
24 Okt 202219min
FLASHBACK (Okaloosa): Brooks Bridge - Then, Now and the Future
We will take through the history of the Brooks Bridge and give you an update on the replacement project currently underway. More info on the replacement project by FDOT can be found at https://nwflroa...
26 Sep 202235min
FLASHBACK (Okaloosa): Building an Indy 500-style speedway in Destin, Florida
The Florida International Motor Speedway Destin was going to be a 2.5 triangular track with a 60,000 person seating capacity. The announcement for the track was made in newspapers Jan. 1, 1971. Listen...
12 Aug 202214min
FLASHBACK (Okaloosa): Stories from Okaloosa County drive-in theaters
There were drive-ins as early as the 1910s, but the first patented drive-in was opened I 1933 by Richard Hollingshead in New Jersey. He created it as a solution for people unable to comfortably fit in...
15 Jul 202222min
FLASHBACK (Okaloosa): Updated 07.06.22- Shalimar, Florida - nightlife, a dye plant at Black Point and German U-boats
We’ll get into whether German U-boats actually infiltrated the shores of the Choctaw Bay, and what would have happened if it turned into the largest seaport in the world as some early developers wante...
29 Jun 202241min
FLASHBACK (Okaloosa)- From Timber to Tourism - Water Boggan origin story
We explore the origin story of who built Water Boggan on Okaloosa Island in the late 1970s. Thanks to Harvey Fleming for this look into Okaloosa history.
2 Jun 202210min
FLASHBACK (Okaloosa): Milligan’s fame as the County seat
We don't think much about County seats or what they mean. When Okaloosa County was formed in 1915 by the state legislature, a temporary County seat had to be named and Milligan was chosen. Listen to h...
18 Mai 202214min
