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The River Weekly News Will Correct Factual Errors Or Matters of Emphasis and Interpretation That Appear in News Stories Spring Forward FREE Daylight Savings Take Me Sunday, March 14 Home VOL. 9, NO. 10 From the Beaches to the River District downtown Fort Myers MARCH 12, 2010 A Musical Night With Nature Fort Myers Beach Shrimp Festival Is This Saturday he 52nd Fort Myers Beach Shrimp Festival kicks into high Tgear with the Fort Myers Beach Lions Shrimp Festival Parade at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 13. Matanzas Pass Bridge will close at 9 a.m. and the parade will march north from School Street along Estero Boulevard, about 1.5 miles, to the festival grounds at Lynn Hall Park Beach, in the heart of town. Other festivities will include more than 100 craft and food vendors, plus live entertainment. As always, Lions Club members will cook up their world famous shrimp dinners for thousands of hungry festival-goers. At 1 p.m. the final judging and crowning of the Shrimp Festival Kat Epple and DL Turner from the group Katalyst Queen takes place beach style at the pavilion. Collectible festival T-shirts, mooth celestial jazz, contemporary folk, and Mayan music will be featured tank tops and hats will be on sale. at the annual concert to benefit CREW (Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem One hundred percent of the profits SWatershed) Land Trust, which is one of Southwest Florida’s most successful envi- from Lions efforts go to local Lions ronmental programs. The concert will begin at 6 p.m. on March 27. charities including the Florida Lions Camp, local scholarships, local eyesight care and A wide variety of musical styles will float through The Bonita Springs Riverside treatment for those in need, guide dog training, and placement. For information about Park, as four different musical ensembles perform a concert in the bandshell, featuring Lions charities and efforts visit www.fmblions.com. For festival information visit www. continued on page 5 beachshrimpfestival.com. First, Hendry and Dean will be closed off Fantasy & Fairytales In Books And Art Downtown for a festive block party that will include n partnership with live bands, drink specials, Irish food, and the Southwest Florida Merchants Unite celebrations at local bars and restaurants IReading Festival, the throughout the evening. Alliance for the Arts For St. Pat’s Day Party-goers will also have a chance to will celebrate Fantasy & he River District Alliance, a com- win round trip airline tickets to Ireland Fairytales in Books and mittee of downtown Fort Myers with raffle tickets being sold for $1 each Art with a fun-filled day Tbusinesses and entertainment cen- or six for $5 for the United Irish of SW of themed children’s ters, has joined with the United Irish of Florida. The winner will be chosen that activities. Sponsored by Southwest Florida to host a Downtown night and need not be present to win. Train with Shane, this St. Pat’s Celebration on Wednesday, “This is truly a collaborative effort on free family event on March 17 beginning at 6 p.m. the past of all the downtown merchants,” March 18 from 4 to 6 Parts of downtown streets including continued on page 9 p.m. promotes literary arts with storytellers, cartooning, music and hands-on art projects. Sanibel/Captiva This year children will be treated to an expanded In Top 10 Markets TOP 10 line-up of interactive 1. Maui activities and entertain- For Second ers. Doug McGregor, The Homes 2. Kiawah Island, SC News Press cartoonist, 3. The Hamptons will work with kids to cre- Children dress up at Fantasy & Fairytales 2009 by Anne Mitchell ate their own cartoon 4. Park City, UT though demonstrations he Wall Street Journal reported 5. Aspen, CO Monday that there’s a revival in and guided instruction. Jason Edwards, children’s author, brings his unique concept 6. Pebble Beach, CA of StoryPlay, in which kids don’t just watch the show – they join in. Professional sto- Tthe market for luxury real estate ryteller, Mary Lou Williams, is back for the second year to engage the children in her – and that Sanibel/Captiva is in the top 7. Palm Beach, FL 10 best locations for second homes. animated adventures of myth and fantasy. 8. Sanibel/Captiva The whole family is invited to discover a magical place where old tales have much Ranked No. 1 is Maui and others to teach about heroism and how one finds the courage to fight and prevail against include The Hamptons, Kiawah Island, 9. Asheville, NC adversity. South Carolina, Pebble Beach, California, 10. Gasparilla Island For more information contact the Alliance for the Arts, McGregor adn Colonial and Aspen Colorado. Sanibel/Captiva is Boulevards, at 939-ARTS or www.ArtInLee.org. in 8th place. continued on page 38 2 THERIVER MARCH 12, 2010 Historic Downtown Fort Myers, Then And Now: Donuts And Orange Juice On First Street by Gerri Reaves n the late 1950s, Anne’s Donut Shop served hot donuts, orange juice, and other delights in downtown Fort Myers just Iwest of First and Hendry Streets. Anne’s Donut Shop was located in a building dating to about 1914. Peter Tonnelier, a wealthy developer from Michigan, bought the 1905 Leon Building (Stone Block) on the corner in 1912 from Dr. Benjamin P Matheson. He proceeded to re-build and renovate the block, expanding and remodeling the Leon Hotel and creating Tonnelier Court (now Patio de Leon) between 1913 and 1915. The “El Leon Hotel” sign painted on the wall in the historic photo connects the narrow building to its original use as part of Peter Tonnelier’s new hotel annex. In this circa 1958 photo, other “vintage” items mark the decade when a different aesthetic ruled urban sidewalks. Notice the bubblegum machine on the left, by Wimberly’s Drug Store on the corner at Hendry Street. Note too the convenient mailbox perched on a post between the donut shop and Today, the former donut and orange juice shop is the entrance to the Patio de Leon Brown’s photography studio on the right. Condominiums. The historic buildings remain, but downtown redevelopment has much And that air-conditioning unit protruding from the window over Wimberly’s… well, improved the look of more than 50 years ago. that isn’t something one is likely to see on First Street today. In fact, this photo of more than a half-century ago illustrates well what everyone Today, the same buildings have been restored to architectural integrity. Vanished seems to be saying lately: Downtown Fort Myers is more beautiful now than it has are the hodge-podge of hanging signs, painted signs, and general added-on ticky- been in many years – maybe in living memory. tackiness. The improved look extends right down to the ground, thanks to the newly finished streetscaping. However, although the look of today’s business district might be preferable to that of the late 1950s, who would argue that it would be nice to ratchet-up the business activity a notch or two to rival that of the Fort Myers of 50 years ago? This section of First Street is certainly doing its part to do just that. The former Anne’s Donuts Shop is now the attractive entrance to the Patio de Leon Condominiums. Café Matisse now occupies the Wimberly’s Drug Store spot, and La Trattoria serves up Italian cuisine in the former Brown’s Studio. Walk down to First Street to the site where Anne’s Donut Shop served countless customers in a busy downtown decades ago. Then walk a few block to the Southwest Florida Museum of History at 2031 Jackson Street. Along the way, you can appre- ciate downtown’s new retro look. And when you get to the museum, you can travel to ancient times by seeing Tutankhamun: Wonderful Things from the Pharaoh’s Tomb. For information, call 321-7430 or go to swflmuseumofhis- tory.com. The museum’s hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday. Don’t forget to check out the Southwest Florida Historical Society at 10091 McGregor Boulevard. It’s an invaluable resource for local history and genealogical research. Call 939-4044 or In the late 1950s, Anne’s Donut Shop was located on First Street, just west of Hendry. Wimberley’s Drug Store was drop by on Wednesday or Saturday, 9 a.m. to noon. in the corner spot (left) and Brown’s Studio occupied the building to Anne’s west side (right). Sources: The Story of Fort Myers by Karl H. Grismer and the photo courtesy of the Southwest Florida Historical Society archives of the Southwest Florida Historical Society. Read Us Online: www.IslandSunNews.com Contributing Writers Click on The River Jennifer Basey i} ÌÃÊ iiÌ>ÀÞ Advertising Sales Production Manager Photographer Kimberley Berisford >Ê«iÀ Ã>LiÊi`iÀÊ/ ià Stephanie See V >iÊi`iÀ Suzy Cohen Brian Johnson Ed Ibarra Jenny Evans Audrey Krienen Graphic Arts/Production Writers Ed Frank Scott Martell Co-Publishers Terri Blackmore Ann Ziehl iÀÀÊ,i>ÛiÃ]Ê* Ê Max Friedersdorf Ê->}}>Õ Lorin Arundel Office Coordinator Katherine Mouyos Anne Mitchell *ÀÃV>ÊÀi`iÀÃ`Àv Capt. Matt Mitchell and Ken Rasi *>ÌÀV>ÊÞ *>ÌÀV>ÊÞ Scott White ÊiÀ}i The River Weekly News will correct factual errors or matters of emphasis and interpretation that appear in news stories. Readers with news, tips, comments or questions, please call (239) 415-7732 or write to: The River Weekly News, 16450 San Carlos Boulevard, Suite 2, Fort Myers, FL 33908. Fax number: (239) 415-7702. E-mail: [email protected]. The River Weekly News reserves the right to refuse, alter or edit any editorial or advertisement.
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