Edison Park Elementary School - Fort Myers, FL
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N 26° 37.952 W 081° 52.500
17R E 412904 N 2946034
Historic Edison Park Elementary School.
Now known as Edison Park Creative and Expressive Arts School
2401 Euclid Ave.
Waymark Code: WM5ZV7
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 03/08/2009
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Historic Edison Park School, a public Elementary School, is one of the oldest in Southwest Florida. It has plated a prominent role in the cultural as well as the educational life of this community.
Started in 1926 and opened on March 30, 1927, it was named for the gracious residential subdivision in which it stands, which was named for Thomas A. Edison, whose winter home it adjoins. The great inventor and his wife attended the cornerstone laying on May 13, 1926.
At that time the Edison Park School auditorium, with a seating capacity then of 500, was the largest auditorium in Lee County. As such, its stage was for a quarter of a century the site of most of the concerts and theatrical performances, amateur and professional, presented in Fort Myers.
The school's first principle was the late Miss Pearl Bullock, who held that post for 32 years.
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