While
touching upon the need for global action,
SHADES OF GREEN documents what is happening
in South Florida as it takes the needed
steps towards a sustainable future.
Relationships between land-use and transit
are examined to show how wise-planning and
other initiatives play integral roles in
energy conservation and efficiency.
Ferdinand Magellan -
the presidential pullman
Discover
the legacy of the most famous railcar ever
used by Presidents of the United States in
the 20th Century.
Learn the
history of the Ferdinand Magellan -an
engineering marvel- also known as U.S. Car
No. 1, along with its connection to South
Florida's History and its journey to
becoming a National Historic Landmark.
Aerojet Dade - an
unfinished journey
Merely a
mile from the boundary of Everglades
National Park, are the ruins of
Aerojet-General’s Solid Fuel Rocket Booster
Plant. These eerie remains of what was once
a fully operational rocket testing facility,
were built in the early 1960’s, during the
“space race.”
