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On August 12, 1885, the small town of Fort Myers—all 349 residents—was incorporated. At that time, it was the second-largest town on Florida's Gulf Coast south of Cedar Key. [2] In 1885, inventor Thomas Alva Edison was cruising Florida's west coast and stopped to visit Fort Myers. [2] He soon bought 13 acres along the Caloosahatchee River ...
Gulf Coast Town Center is an outdoor shopping mall in Fort Myers, Florida, United States. Opened in phases between 2005 and 2007, the center features Bass Pro Shops, Belk, Costco, Dick's Sporting Goods, LA Fitness, Marshalls, Regal Entertainment Group, and Target as its anchor stores. [1] It is managed by CBL & Associates Properties.
Miami–Fort Lauderdale–West Palm Beach: 6,183,199 2 17 Tampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater: 3,342,963 3 21 Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford: 2,817,933 4 38 Jacksonville: 1,713,240 5 63 North Port–Bradenton–Sarasota: 910,108 6 72 Cape Coral–Fort Myers: 834,573 7 75 Lakeland–Winter Haven: 818,330 8 83 Deltona–Daytona Beach–Ormond ...
[17] [18] Burdines ultimately selected the Edison Mall for its Fort Myers location and the store opened on August 2, 1979. The Burdines store was a two-story building with the ability to add a third level if needed, and it included a large warehouse-style atrium in the center (which was a unique design for Burdines at the time).
Alico Arena is a 131,000 sq ft (12,200 m 2) multipurpose arena located on the campus of Florida Gulf Coast University. It is the home of the FGCU Eagles volleyball and men's and women's basketball teams. It holds 4,633 people in basketball configuration.
Lee County is located in southwestern Florida, United States, on the Gulf Coast.As of the 2020 census, its population was 760,822.In 2022, the population was 822,453, making it the eighth-most populous county in the state. [2]
Florida State Road 80 passes through Alva, leading east 12 miles (19 km) to LaBelle and west 18 miles (29 km) to the center of Fort Myers. According to the United States Census Bureau , the CDP has a total area of 18.4 square miles (47.7 km 2 ), of which 17.5 square miles (45.2 km 2 ) are land and 0.97 square miles (2.5 km 2 ), or 5.23%, are ...
Swanson Stadium is a baseball park located on the campus of Florida Gulf Coast University in Fort Myers, Florida, next to Alico Arena, the school's basketball facility. Opened in 2004, the stadium was renamed in 2005 for Duane and Cookie Swanson, local civic leaders and FGCU supporters.