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Ft Myers Fl.....The present site dates from 1885, when Edison first visited Florida and purchased the property to build a vacation home. His home, completed in 1887 and dubbed "Seminole Lodge", served as a winter retreat and place of relaxation until Edison's death in 1931. Edison’s good friend Henry Ford purchased the adjoining property in 1916 where he purchased "The Mangoes" from Robert Smith of New York. Ford's craftsman style bungalow was built in 1911 by Smith. In 1947, Mrs. Mina Edison deeded the property to the City of Fort Myers in memory of her husband for the enjoyment of the public. It was opened for public tours in 1950. By 1988, the adjacent Henry Ford winter estate was purchased and opened for public tours in 1990. In 2003, the governance of the site was transferred from the City to a new non-profit corporation, Thomas Edison & Henry Ford Winter Estates, Inc. (dba Edison & Ford Winter Estates, Inc) whose mission is to protect, preserve and interpret the site and future growth and development.
Wednesday, May 21, 2014 - Mayor Walsh speaks with Mary Driscoll, Principal of the Edison K-8 School in Brighton during a visit to the school. Also pictured: Edison 8th grade students, Jalani Dottin, and Dahhlia Elamin. (Photo: Jeremiah Robinson / Mayor's Office)
More pictures from Sunbury! Woo! Here's the north side of the Hotel Edison, the first commercial building to be lit with electric lights. In the world.
This year's public art at 79th & Broadway is a ball that looks like a Con Edison truck. ("Con Ed Ball" by Lars-Erik Fisk. It's a real nice piece.)