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The Studio Tierra Del Sol, a black box theatre with seating for 100, opened in 2016. [49] Fictitious historical markers and architectural details provide an atmosphere for the residents. One historian wrote, "The Villages' faux history gives a patina of stability and continuity to a highly volatile region and stage of life."
In 1983, Morse moved to Florida to take over his father's business selling vacant lots to mobile home owners. Morse instead decided to build homes, restaurants, pools, and golf courses, and by 1986, Morse was selling more than 500 homes per year. In 2011, the Holding Company of the Villages Ltd. generated at least $550 million in revenue.
Tierra del Sol serves Oaxacan cuisine from a food cart at Portland Mercado, located on Foster Road in the Mt. Scott-Arleta neighborhood. The menu has included enchiladas de amarillo, moles (including amarillo, coloradito, and pipián varieties), [3] [4] picaditas, [5] tetelas, tacos, tlayudas, [6] handmade tortillas, rice, [7] and aguas frescas.
Harold Schwartz (March 13, 1910 – December 22, 2003) was an American businessman and real estate developer who along with his son, H. Gary Morse, founded the active adult retirement community The Villages, Florida.
[9] In 2001, the bank moved their headquarters from Lady Lake, Florida to The Villages, Florida. [8] Lindsey M. Blaise, granddaughter of Villages founder Gary Morse, [10] has served as President & CEO since 2019. [11] In 2017, Citizens First Bank sold its Leesburg, Florida branch to a real estate developer and moved to a newly built location. [12]
Tierra Del Sol Preserve is a 180-acre area of protected land one mile west of Land o' Lakes Boulevard and two miles south of State Road 52 at 9855 Asbel Road in Land o' Lakes, Florida. It is closed for restoration at present. It was acquired in 2010 to protect a section of the Five Mile Creek wildlife corridor.
Wellen Park (formerly known as the West Villages [1]) is a planned community located in Sarasota County, Florida, United States. The majority of Wellen Park is located along US 41 and River Road within the city limits of North Port , with some portions of the community extending into unincorporated Sarasota County.
El Mirasol, Palm Beach, Florida (1919, demolished 1959) Photo: c.1920. El Mirasol was a 37-room Spanish Colonial Revival mansion at 348 North Ocean Boulevard in Palm Beach, Florida . Designed by architect Addison Mizner for financier Edward T. Stotesbury , it was completed in 1920.