Close-Up of Cabin Entrance at Shangri-La

Creator

• University of South Florida

Files

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Creation Date

1985

Abstract

A close view of the entrance to the log-and-shingle cabin that sat on the waterfront of Lake Thonotosassa at Shangri-La, a formerly USF-owned recreation area in Thonotosassa, Florida. The house was built by a dentist named Dr. Malcolm Smith in 1929, who named the property "Shangri-La" after the paradise of the same name in James Hilton's 1933 novel Lost Horizon.

Alt Text

The side of a log cabin painted with white chinking. The house features two windows and a door, all closed. A small garden in front of the cabin has pink flowers. A green plant, possibly a fern or similar species, is growing on the right side of the photo.

Keywords

Log cabins, Recreation areas

Extent

1 color slide

Subject: geographic

Hillsborough County (Fla.); Thonotosassa (Fla.); Lake Thonotosassa (Fla.)

Physical Collection

USF University Archives

Box

499

Folder

5

Digital Date

2023

Media Type

Color slides

Identifier

shangri_la_images_1008

Recommended Citation

University of South Florida, "Close-Up of Cabin Entrance at Shangri-La" (1985). Shangri-La Images. Image 9.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/shangri_la_images/9