Resident Shirley Coachman speaks about the history and nature of early Clearwater.
Channel: Clearwater Public Library System
Date: 2019-04-10

*Sound is very low at the beginning.*
Shirley Coachman
City of Clearwater
2009
Oral History
Clearwater, Pinellas, Florida
Color video recordings
Length: 37:59
Frame width: 320
Frame height: 240
Frame rate: 29 fps
Shirley_Coachman.wmv
Content: 
Coachmans as early pioneers, purchasing land from McMullens 
Belleview Biltmore Hotel construction
Citrus industry
Loss of plant diversity and animal habitat 
Childhood life
Si Lowery-the last sheriff on horseback in Pinellas County
Radio and Media
Ritz and Capitol theaters
Clearwater High 
Coachman Park: Inception and history
Clearwater library:  site growth and influences