Quote10 years after the completion of a $52 million downtown utility and streetscape improvement project, the visual results of clustering complementing development within a compact setting are beginning to pay dividends. Also known as the River District, Downtown Fort Myers has emerged as a dining, entertainment and nightlife hot spot.
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Looking west down First Street in November 2007 (Google Streetview)
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Similar view looking west down First Street in August 2019.
Full article: https://www.thejaxsonmag.com/article/the-river-district-comes-alive-fort-myers/
Jim Griffith is one of my close friends. What he achieved in Ft Myers with the Sidney and Berne Davis Art Center is a tremendous credit to his creativity, vision and hard work. He is also a full time musician in the Naples Philharmonic and a graduate of The Julliard School.
Quote from: MusicMan on August 15, 2019, 08:53:33 AM
Jim Griffith is one of my close friends. What he achieved in Ft Myers with the Sidney and Berne Davis Art Center is a tremendous credit to his creativity, vision and hard work. He is also a full time musician in the Naples Philharmonic and a graduate of The Julliard School.
Cool story, bro.