![]() ![]() Being that Cocoa was the fictional setting for the American fantasy television comedy series “I Dream of Jeannie” starring Barbara Eden as Jeannie and Larry Hagman playing the part of astronaut Major Nelson – across from the La Quinta at the entrance to Lori Wilson Park is a historical marker and dedicated street named “I Dream of Jeannie Lane” commemorating a Barbara Eden visit. The foyer however, is not the only memory lane astronaut unearthing in the vicinity. Upon entering the hotel, today the lobby walls lead you down memory lane displaying the astronauts’ accomplishments. What’s more, all the exclusive Project Mercury media engagements were hosted on-site at the convention center situated where the surf shop next to the hotel is currently. ![]() There are different bars and restaurants located here, but the Rikki Tiki Tavern at the end of the 800-foot pier is the bar I recommend checking out. Project Mercury astronauts were the original owners.īack then, beside the Vietnam War, NASA’s space program challenging the Soviet Union’s supremacy with Sputnik was the biggest news fit to print, so much so… a rooftop helipad was incorporated into the concrete hotel structure and Walter “the Most Trusted Man in America” Cronkite had a suite not far from where Alan Shepard and John Glenn would roam. The Cocoa Beach Pier and boardwalk is a historic landmark here on the Space Coast and a place most visitors go to at least once. The fact the hotel was located on A1A just a hop, skip and a jump from the beach wasn’t its only inviting feature – the seven U.S. Mama Turk and Big John purchased the La Quinta in the late ‘80s and following a multi-year restoration of the hotel, relocated with their children Judy and J.J. California natives Donna and her departed spouse John a.k.a. ![]()
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