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and the Moorings, each dedicating land for pristine golf
courses. The central beach shopping district blossomed with
more shops and eateries, and the beachside location became
the most desired in town.
THE ARTS FLOURISH
As more and more people chose to move to the island a
second bridge became necessary to handle the flow of traffic.
In 1977, the 17th Street bridge was opened and later renamed
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the Alma Lee Loy Bridge in 2012 in honor of Vero’s first
woman county commission chairman and longtime community
activist.
The building explosion during the 1950s and 1960s focused
primarily on housing, churches and public buildings.
The 1970s was the decade of condos, apartments, shopping
centers and the start of the beachside cultural hub.
Riverside Theatre was built in 1973 on a 54-acre tract of land
designated by the city as a cultural park. The theater initially
served as the home for local community theater but in the
1980s the Riverside Children’s Theatre added education and
programming for children. It continued to grow through the
’80s and eventually became the first and only Equity theater
company on the Treasure Coast. It continues to grow and
is recognized as one of the largest producing professional
theaters in the state.
More culture followed when the Alliance for the Arts was
established in 1978 for the sole purpose of creating a regional
center for the appreciation and teaching of the arts and
humanities. The organization raised $2.5 million from local
private sources and the Center for the Arts opened its doors,
debt free, in January 1986. After doubling in size in 1999 and
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