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Internet Clue for Chapter Two
Ethan’s and Zack’s Notes on the Kress Buildings
Click on this link (http://www.flheritage.com/services/sites/floridians/?section=d), then skim the contents of the web page to find answers to complete the passages below. (On the web page, scroll down to Daytona Beach.)
The Kress building in Daytona Beach was:
1. built in the A__ D__ style.
2. built in 19__.
3. added to the N__ R__ of H__ places in 1983.
Additional information about the Kress Stores
Click on the two links below, then skim the contents of the web pages to find the answers that correctly complete the passages below.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S._H._Kress_and_Co._Building_%28Daytona_Beach%2C_Florida%29
www.nbm.org/Exhibits/past/2000_1996/Main_Street.html
4. There were once more than __ Kress stores on main streets from Honolulu to New York.
5. The Kress l__ was displayed high on its buildings.
6. Curved g__ on the front of the building invited people inside.
7. Fundamental to Kress’s success was the creation of an a__ division within the company.
8. During the 1960s, when businesses moved from downtown areas to the s__, unprofitable stores were closed and the company was liquidated in 1980.
9. As the result of main street p__ programs, Kress buildings and others were saved and their early commercial architecture protected for future generations.
Lauren’s and Ally’s Notes on Samuel Kress and the Kress Foundation
Click on this link (http://www.flheritage.com/services/sites/floridians/?section=d), then skim the contents of the web page to find answers to complete the passages below. (On the web page, scroll down to Daytona Beach.)
Samuel Kress:
1. was born in the year__ and died in the year __.
2. was originally a s__ by profession.
3. began collecting art when he was in his f__.
4. was the first to donate his collection to create a national art museum now called the N__ G__ of A__.
Additional information about the Kress Foundation:
Click on this link (www.nga.gov/collection/pdf/ggfren.pdf), then skim the contents of the web page to find the answers that correctly complete the passages below. Use the zoom feature to enlarge the text so you can read it easily.
5. After illness overcame Samuel Kress in 1946, his b__ took over leadership of the family foundation.
6. In addition to the National Gallery of Art, the Kress Foundation distributed key works of art to 18 city m__ and 23 u__ throughout the nation.
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