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The Rise of Sarasota:: Ken Thompson and the Rebirth of Paradise

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Ken Thompson served as Sarasota’s city manager from 1950 to 1988, making him the longest-serving manager in United States history. Throughout these years, Sarasota experienced a population explosion and an unprecedented modernization of city services and products. The town moved from a sleepy little the city to an independent city with an identifiable economy. This era of growth gave residents a vastly improved bayfront that included Island Park and the Marina Jack development and saw the creation of the present city hall and the Van Wetzel Theater. In thirty-eight years, Sarasota moved from the Circus City to the multifaceted city it’s as of late. Follow well known Sarasota historian Jeff LaHurd as he recounts the infrequently controversial era of Sarasota’s greatest growth.

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