I took this picture of the central base of the Banyan Tree at Cypress Gardens on July 26, 2015. Cypress Gardens opened on January 2, 1936, billed as a botanical garden. It was built by Dick Pope, Sr. and his wife Julie. It was one of the first, if not the first commercial theme park in Florida. It became known as the Water Ski Capital of the world, with over fifty world records being set or broken there. It was also used for filming numerous movies and commercials. Unfortunately, time and competition from other theme parks forced it to close. Ultimately, Merlin Entertaints bought the land and opened Legoland, Florida. Part of the reason that the Banyan Tree and some other remnants remain is that on April 14, 2014, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places and Legoland park oversees the maintenance and care of those areas.
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