Fort Myers: City of Palms—A Contemporary Portrait

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❖ Visitors to Thomas Edison’s winter estate can walk the floorboards the inventor once did—and even read his mail. FORT MYERS: City of Palms—A Contemporary Portrait 48
❖ Built in 1928, Thomas Edison’s newly refurbished Botanic Research Laboratory is a National Historic Chemical Landmark showcasing the work he did in pursuit of a source of domestic rubber. CHAPTER 3 49
Page 1 and 2: FORT MYERS CITY OF PALMS—A CONTEM
Page 3 and 4: CITY OF PALMS—A CONTEMPORARY PORT
Page 5 and 6: Contents Legacy Sponsors ..........
Page 7 and 8: Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt
Page 9 and 10: ❖ Mayor Randall P. Henderson, Jr.
Page 11 and 12: Fort Myers City Council 2017 Fort M
Page 13 and 14: INTRODUCTION 11
Page 15 and 16: ❖ THEN: The Leon Building back in
Page 17 and 18: ❖ Opposite: Wreathed by bougainvi
Page 19 and 20: ❖ Opposite, top: The Lee County C
Page 21 and 22: ❖ Left: If those leaves could tal
Page 23 and 24: CHAPTER 2 21
Page 27 and 28: ❖ Board-certified dermatologist D
Page 29 and 30: Outside of the urban centers, agric
Page 31 and 32: Florida Gulf Coast University ❖ T
Page 37 and 38: ❖ Opposite: Anchored by Hammond S
Page 39 and 40: ❖ With an elegant Victorian-style
Page 41 and 42: ❖ Opposite, top: Concertgoers hea
Page 45 and 46: Fine arts options include symphonie
Page 49: CHAPTER 3 47
Page 53 and 54: ❖ Housed in a former water plant,
Page 55 and 56: ❖ Opposite: Once home to a 1930s
Page 57 and 58: ❖ Opposite: Just a short stroll f
Page 59 and 60: ❖ Firmly embracing the library-as
Page 61 and 62: ❖ Opposite and below: Thousands c
Page 63 and 64: The great outdoors beckons with bea
Page 65 and 66: ❖ Bridges slice across the Caloos
Page 69 and 70: ❖ Not only has he helped power th
Page 71 and 72: ❖ Opposite: Fronting historic Fir
Page 75 and 76: ❖ Downtown’s Caloosahatchee inl
Page 79 and 80: ❖ Opposite: Bikers pass the holid
Page 81 and 82: ❖ More than just brightly lit out
Page 83 and 84: More than a century ago, this is ho
Page 87 and 88: ❖ Opposite: Every year, a junior
Page 89 and 90: ❖ Opposite: Kids also get their o
Page 91 and 92: ❖ Young singers from one of the c
Page 95 and 96: ❖ Hundreds gather along Centennia
Page 97 and 98: ❖ Opposite: A repurposed fish hou
Page 99 and 100: ❖ Opposite: Kayakers gear up to p
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CHAPTER 4 99
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CHAPTER 4 101
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❖ Opposite: Inspired by jazz musi
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For the last twenty-five years, For
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O LIVIA W ILLIAMS For more than thr
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D ON P AIGHT Like downtown Fort Mye
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S HARON M C A LLISTER ART DIVA One
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L YDIA B LACK As the poised ringmas
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S AM G ALLOWAY, JR . Since 1927, th
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W ILLIAM G LOVER His strength radia
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J IM G RIFFITH It is hard to imagin
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D ANIEL K EARNS Daniel Kearns and h
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J ARRETT E ADY Jarrett Eady did not
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J OE P LEDGER The tradition of rive
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M ARCUS J ANSEN As a Gulf War veter
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I SRAEL S UAREZ Social service dyna
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D AVE M OODY In a place where fifth
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FORT MYERS PARTNERS Profiles of bus
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The minutes of the April 3, 1915, h
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“The office opens into a wide cor
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To put the growth in perspective, t
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Since Simpson joined the company, L
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LeeSar provides record retention fo
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Interpretative Center, the first LE
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Today, Dean Steel Buildings, Inc.,
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this day. James A. Franklin, Jr., f
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Located in the heart of Fort Myers,
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❖ Left: Galloway Ford located at
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Words cannot do justice to what you
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of Science in Dental Hygiene progra
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and musicians are inspired to pursu
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designed to control water in the Ev
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The Chevrolet Motor Company, formed
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“Lee County Smart Growth Transit-
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number that spelled out “GIVE.”
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Programs and Services of Hope Healt
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Today, tourism is a significant eco
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Ad-Ler Roofing, Inc., was built on
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Chico’s FAS, Inc., is a leading s
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BOYLAN ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS, I
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Fischler Property Company is doing
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BARBARA B. MANN PERFORMING ARTS HAL
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Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., f
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In the early 1970s, Mike Joyce and
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Corbin Henderson Company is a real
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❖ MAIN SAIL VIDEO PRODUCTIONS, IN
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About the Author A MY B ENNETT W IL
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