Naples, Florida: Summerland in Wintertime | Untold Stories
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- Опубліковано 28 жов 2019
- In 1885, two friends from Kentucky "discovered" a pristine paradise 40 miles south of Fort Myers and decided to build a winter resort -- Naples. Accessible only by boat, however, the remote resort languished until the 1920's, when trains and the Tamiami Trail finally opened the "Summerland in Wintertime" to development. By 1945, the backwater was becoming a boomtown.
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I thoroughly enjoyed this video. Naples is my home town. My parents immigrated their in the 60's. It was so wonderful to see how all the familiar landmarks came to be and from whom all our local streets were named after! Some of these I knew but most I didn't. And just to see the old pics and see how far my sleepy "little town" had come by the time I was born was amazing. Knowing the full history of my hometown just makes me love it and treasure it more!!😊❤
Moved here from Massachusetts four years ago I love Naples thank you for the history!
Love Naples!
What a great video! Makes me love Naples even more now.
REally interesting...esp. having lived there.....
Just came back today from a visit there. All gated communities & businesses. I'm sure it's changed so so much!
great video
I was born and raised in Naples and I loved it, but it's gotten way too big! The small town appeal has been gone for years.
i left Ft Myers 20 years ago for same reasons Paradise ruined by developers
I know how you feel. I now live in the Midwest (never thought I would end up here!) But every time I go back home, I lament the laid-back beach town I grew up in.
But by today's standards it's still a small town. I think a lot of people lament what it used to be, and miss out on what it actually is. And it's still beautiful there.
Did you notice the office chair on the boat?
Paradise Ruined by developers ...... same every where
they sure lifted that cup alot
You'd be hard pressed to find a bunch of guys posing in suits and ties in the heat of Florida now without some A/C around.
arent you candice
I was thinking along those lines too....how uncomfortable
You’d be surprised though, rare, but not impossible
I was a 12 year old kid in 69, I thought Naples was a paradise, unlimited spaces to park for fishing n swimming, it was beautiful n clean no trash on streets no slums , today its disgusting no place to park to access beach , over development all along the beach with condo's, no access to beach and parking meters everywhere and the only way to walk on the beach is to PAY 25 cents for 15 minutes parking fee !!!!
Unfortunately, l did not appreciate how wonderful it was to grow up in Naples (I couldn't wait to get the heck out of there.) But now having lived through out the US and traveled/lived outside of it. I treasure Naples. True it is not the "paradise" it was when we grew up.) It is still far cleaner and more beautiful than most places. It is interesting that what began as "not at all fashionable and the people did what they pleased. Has become excessively pretentious. But I must say I still prefer it to most every other I have place i have lived.
I think a lot of people lament what it used to be, and miss out on what it actually is. And it's still beautiful there
As a child when my mother would drive across the Pasadena Causway it was so bumpy crossing the wood beam deck of the bridge. Times long ago.
arent you candice
@@James-zv9ctsomeone told me you were Candice
Who did they buy the land from?
I went to Naples in the early 1980s on a Florida road trip with my wife. We stayed at a hotel on the beach. We had supper at a Steak House, The Pewter Mug. After that, we decided to hit a few bars and chat with the locals. Not much going on for a Saturday night. The bar we were in called the Last Call for Alcohol at Nine Thirty we were WTF? The bartender told us they open up at 05:30 the next morning, hs said to look around the average age of Naples is 80. They all go to bed by 10.
arent you candice
@@James-zv9ct i heard u were candice
NOt actually its in the 40's and we liked it that way. NOw it has lost all its small town charm.
@@pfcampos7041 The only places that still have that small town charm are places no one wants to go to. I think a lot of people lament what it used to be, and miss out on what it actually is. And it's still beautiful there
I lived in Naples for a few years back in the early 1980's. Had to leave when the local government became to dominating. Raised property taxes and dreamt up a lot of unrealistic building codes and other regulations, not the people or place I wanted to live around.
arent you friends with candice
@@James-zv9ct whos candice?
@@ianroy4321 candice pp fit in your mouf
@@James-zv9ct lmaoo
Tragic developments for dear ole Naples...that I remember well...from the 50's ...even into the 80's.
At several times in the video, I felt shameful that people flooded the area to over fish and hunt.
i felt shameful that u dont know who Candice is
do you know candice?
if yhu aint know candice den ion fw yhu yurr me jit. yhu buggin frfr da faq
@@James-zv9ct what does knowing Candice have to do with people from decades ago over fishing and hunting?
@@ianroy4321
what does knowing Candice have to do with people from decades ago over fishing and hunting?
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huh...is this supposed to be English?