Seaside, Florida

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Seaside, Florida is a master-planned beachfront community on the Gulf Coast renowned for its New Urbanist design and pastel-colored cottages, famously featured in the film "The Truman Show."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf census-designated place
master-planned community
unincorporated community
architecturalStyle vernacular beach cottages
wood-frame houses
country United States
county Walton County, Florida NERFINISHED
designPrinciple front porches and narrow streets
human-scale architecture
mixed-use zoning
pedestrian-friendly streets
developmentBegan 1981
featuredIn The Truman Show
filmReleaseYear 1998
founder Robert Davis
governingBody Seaside Community Development Corporation
hasFeature amphitheater
boutique shops
central town square
chapel
grid street pattern
narrow streets
pavilions on the beach
post office
restaurants
vacation rentals
walkable commercial district
white sand beach
hasStreetPattern pedestrian-oriented grid
influenced subsequent New Urbanist communities in the United States
knownFor New Urbanism
mixed-use town center
pastel-colored cottages
traditional neighborhood development
walkable urban design
locatedIn Florida Panhandle
locatedOn Gulf of Mexico
Scenic Highway 30A
near Grayton Beach, Florida
Seagrove Beach, Florida
partOf Emerald Coast
planner Andrés Duany
Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk
portrayedAs fictional town of Seahaven in The Truman Show
region northwest Florida NERFINISHED
state Florida
timeZone Central Time Zone
tourismType beach tourism
resort tourism
urbanPlanningMovement New Urbanism

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Walton County, Florida
Walton County, Florida ("Rosemary Beach, Florida")
contains
South Walton tourist area
hasPart
Santa Rosa Beach, Florida
locatedNear

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