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During a 1981–1982 recession, the company held 1,200 condominiums that could not be sold and "was on the verge of financial collapse" when "a huge Minnesota utility"—the Topeka Group, a subsidiary of Minnesota Power & Light—agreed to buy out the company and take over. Following the takeover, Frank E. Mackle Jr. and Frank Mackle III left ...
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Everglades National Park, Florida, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a Google map.
The slough stretches from the east everglades, to the northern portion of Florida Bay. In its natural form, Taylor Slough is the primary source of overland, freshwater flow into the north eastern part of Florida Bay. [1] A major portion of the Taylor Slough resides in Everglades National Park. Taylor Slough crosses over part of the C-111 basin.
Shark River Slough (SRS) is a low-lying area of land that channels water through the Florida Everglades, beginning in Water Conservation Area 3, flowing through Everglades National Park, and ultimately into Florida Bay. [1] Together with Taylor Slough to the east, Shark River Slough is an essential conduit of overland freshwater to Florida Bay ...
Swampland in Florida is a figure of speech referring to real estate scams in which a seller misrepresents unusable swampland as developable property. These types of unseen property scams became widely known in the United States in the 20th century, and the phrase is often used metaphorically for any scam that misrepresents what is being sold.
There has been a major real estate boom focusing on downtown Fort Myers (high-rise residential condominiums); southern Lee County (commercial development and high-technology); eastern Collier County (residential development); and eastern parts of Bradenton. Numerous efforts in recent years have been made to reduce development and preserve open ...
Miami experienced a second real estate boom that earned a developer in Coral Gables $150 million. Undeveloped land north of Miami sold for $30,600 an acre. [124] In 1925, Miami newspapers published editions weighing over 7 pounds (3.2 kg), most of it in real estate advertising. [125] Waterfront property was the most highly valued.
The Coastal Ridge prevents Everglades water from flowing into the Atlantic Ocean to the east, directing it southwesterly into Florida Bay. The South Florida metropolitan area is located on a portion of the Atlantic Coastal Ridge, and much of the landscape has changed drastically within the past 100 years as a result of urban growth.