Olde Towne Englewood

A tour of Old Englewood, Florida narrated by Amy Hibbard and Bernie Reading. Video added and edited by Don Bayley. Produced for the Lemon Bay Historical Society and the Englewood Area Historical Museum.
PHOTO CREDITS:
coldwellbankerhomes.com (aerials)
michaelsaunders.com (aerials)
people.com/celebrity/woolly-mammoth-de-extinction-a-possibility
ancient-origins.net (Calusa)
heraldtribune.com (Calusa)
nlm.nih.gov/nativevoices/timeline (Spanish explorers)
mreaganmaps.com/historical-maps-2 (Explorers Map)
history.com (Ponce de Leon, Hernando de Soto)
floridamemory.com (Drawing of Pedro Menendez de Aviles)
William Goff drawing by Jack Glazier
findagrave.com Shirley Goff
commercial.century21.com (Cherokee Park)
allaboutenglewood.com (Cherokee St sign)
Chidsey Historical Exhibits And Education Center, Sarasota (Nichols Bros)
ferriswheel.umwblogs.org/1893-chicago-columbian-exposition/
pomegranate.com/aa440.html (Columbian Expo)
Jo Cortes, "The History of Early Englewood" (Plat of Englewood)
floridamemory.com (The Great Freeze)
patch.com (Great Freeze)
movoto.com (Old Englewood sign)
Realtor.com (Amy Hibberd photo)
oldeenglewood.com (sign)
theguardian.com (Mary Pickford)
dandayjr35.blogspot.com/2013/03/the-thief-of-bagdad (Douglass Fairbanks)
dontenphotography.com (Buchan Airport sign)
gatorpreservationist.wordpress.com/2014/09/19/hermitage-artists-retreat/
ravepad.com (Tarzan)
metro.co.uk (Tarzan w/ monkey)
Bernie Reading, from "Englewood, The First 100 Years" (Englewood Beach Pavilion, Post Office parking)
cardcow.com (White Elephand)
donmooreswartales.com/2015/09/21/don-platt/
englewoodedge.com (Platt on mutral)
englewoodbay.com (Bernie Reading photo)
lemonbayplayhouse.com
marylmartin.com/product/englewood-florida-englewood-bank-vintage-postcard
J. D. "Jack" Tate, from "Englewood, The First 100 Years" (bank ledger, Buchans Landing 1916)
englewoodfl.info (Dearborn hardware store)
friendsofea.org (Post Office)
Charles A. Koch, from "Englewood Lives" by Diana Harris (1958 Post Office)
Nancy Wille (Post Office)

[@stainlesslobster]

Really left so much out. I played cards with Mr Platt. And lived here thirty yrs The post office didn't move until 90's. That's just 1. Yale was main st. With Army Chapel on cedar and yale.thats 2 that the barracks were at the end of Cedar st. And officer quarters were in Cedar st as well. . really. Or how manasota Rd went all the way to Venice.3. wow left so much out.

[@ginger1549]

WE moved to Englewood when we retired 13 years ago. It is a lovely place in general , but so much building of homes going on seems to be ruining the town's character.

[@sk857117]

I just purchased a home in Englewood and moved from California. Thank you so much for the history lesson! :)

[@billinsd1]

me too,,from San Diego

[@windyrhodes3453]

are you planning on more of yhese? That was really neat!

[@fyiworld]

We are planning a Driving Tour

[@mkii1964]

I grew up in a Englewood in the 70’s, it was a wonderful place to grow up!

[@Robert-re5vk]

i visit 60 70 80s on vacation uncles brother had house georgia ave. on water

[@gulfcoastmodern8103]

It is fascinating to learn this history. Thank you for sharing.

[@seekingjoynow1722]

I am interested in moving to Florida and Inglewood seemed like a great little town. Loved this video.

[@ginger1549]

It's Englewood with an E not an I.