Hall of Fifty States - Fort Myers, FL
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crackergals
N 26° 38.765 W 081° 52.212
17R E 413392 N 2947531
2254 Edwards Drive in the Historic Fort Myers River District.
Waymark Code: WM5XDE
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 02/24/2009
Views: 33
The plaque reads...
Remodeled summer - fall 1981
Grand opening December 20, 1981
Building was originally part of the Pleasure Pier Complex erected in 1927 just west of the Caloosahatchee River Bridge site. The pier pilings were deemed unsafe in 1943 so the building was barged upriver in two sections and placed here. Since then it has served as headquarters for the USO, Civic Center, Tourist Center and Chamber of Commerce.
The Fort Myers Pleasure Pier Complex was located at the end of Carson Street where the Centennial Park Playground and Pavillion is now. It seems that after being moved in 1943 this building is facing yet another relocation to an undetermined location. Starting on page 3 of the following PDF are the meeting minutes discussing this move. Meanwhile the building is boarded up awaiting news of it's fate.
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