Library Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Newspaper |
Object ID |
49.57 |
Title |
Captiva And Those Fabulous Fifites And Sixties |
Publisher |
Island Reporter |
Published Date |
1974 |
Collection |
Captiva History Collection |
Search Terms |
Andy's dock bakery employee entertainment Ferry Gore Hotel Mail Boat mailboat Mid-Island Cottages Plantation House post office recollections resort South Seas Timmy's Nook |
Summary |
Maude Meyers recalls island events and places that pertained to her life on the island, such as when South Seas put lots up for sale and she bought the first one. The Captiva bakery closed and becmae a guest house at the Mid-Island Cottages. The Post Office was in the Gore Hotel by Timmy's Nook. She also recalls parties on Captiva and the opening of the causeway. The Shell Club started in 1961, and Hurricane Donna was a major hurricane in the 1960s. Hurricane Agnes in 1972 had devastating effects on the island because of the unexpected storm surge. |
People |
Budd, William Van Bell, Jack Levering, Jack Gore Bancroft, Griffing Bixby, Lucy Butler Mills, Pintard Farris, Crystal Stahlin, Paul Meyer, Maude |