Episode 306: Mobile Homes

About this episode

The episode discusses the future of the Everglades concentration camp site and features guests who explore South Florida's mobile home parks.

What should be done with the site when the Everglades concentration camp closes? Chadd Charland is running for State House in District 15 (Nassau and parts of Duval counties). Diego Waisman spent years visiting and photographing South Florida's mobile home parks. He produced a book from the experience titled "Sunset Colonies: A Visual Elegy to South Florida's Mobile Home Communities." He shares with us what he found.

People in this episode

Host: Chadd Scott

Guests: Chadd Charland, Diego Waisman

Topics covered

• mobile homes
• Everglades
• South Florida
• photography
• politics
• community

Keywords

• mobile homes
• Everglades
• South Florida
• photography
• politics
• community
• Chadd Charland
• Diego Waisman

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: State House, Sunset Colonies

Places: Florida, Everglades

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