Wilton Manors Cynthia Thuma

Wilton Manors

Author: Cynthia Thuma
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Book Title
Wilton Manors
Author
Cynthia Thuma
ISBN
9781531611910
Whether the residents planned just to spend winters in Wilton Manors or the rest of their lives, it was no matter to E.J. "Ned" Willingham, a Georgian with a grandiose plan for the piny scrublands just outside the growing city of Fort Lauderdale. Willingham was rare among land speculators during the "Florida Frenzy"--a scrupulously honest man. He named this development, his favorite, Wilton Manors. Willingham envisioned a graceful community of modest homes on large yards, with schools, a hotel, and small parks dotting the exclusive, whites-only enclave. Almost 80 years later, Willingham's little community lives on, but not in the fashion he might have expected. His all-white community has grown and matured into a pleasantly diverse and uncommonly tolerant place with lovely homes, outstanding city services, and an eye on preserving its genteel history.Binding Type: HardcoverAuthor: Cynthia ThumaPublisher: Arcadia Publishing Library EditionsPublished: 04/20/2005ISBN: 9781531611910Pages: 130Weight: 0.91lbsSize: 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.38d
Whether the residents planned just to spend winters in Wilton Manors or the rest of their lives, it was no matter to E.J. "Ned" Willingham, a Georgian with a grandiose plan for the piny scrublands just outside the growing city of Fort Lauderdale. Willingham was rare among land speculators during the "Florida Frenzy"--a scrupulously honest man. He named this development, his favorite, Wilton Manors. Willingham envisioned a graceful community of modest homes on large yards, with schools, a hotel, and small parks dotting the exclusive, whites-only enclave. Almost 80 years later, Willingham's little community lives on, but not in the fashion he might have expected. His all-white community has grown and matured into a pleasantly diverse and uncommonly tolerant place with lovely homes, outstanding city services, and an eye on preserving its genteel history.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Author: Cynthia Thuma
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Library Editions
Published: 04/20/2005
ISBN: 9781531611910
Pages: 130
Weight: 0.91lbs
Size: 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.38d
Whether the residents planned just to spend winters in Wilton Manors or the rest of their lives, it was no matter to E.J. "Ned" Willingham, a Georgian with a grandiose plan for the piny scrublands just outside the growing city of Fort Lauderdale. Willingham was rare among land speculators during the "Florida Frenzy"--a scrupulously honest man. He named this development, his favorite, Wilton Manors. Willingham envisioned a graceful community of modest homes on large yards, with schools, a hotel, and small parks dotting the exclusive, whites-only enclave. Almost 80 years later, Willingham's little community lives on, but not in the fashion he might have expected. His all-white community has grown and matured into a pleasantly diverse and uncommonly tolerant place with lovely homes, outstanding city services, and an eye on preserving its genteel history.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Author: Cynthia Thuma
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Library Editions
Published: 04/20/2005
ISBN: 9781531611910
Pages: 130
Weight: 0.91lbs
Size: 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.38d