Lee County Bank and Trust Company
Corner of Hendry and Main.
Downtown Fort Myers
c1927
(Source: Joanne Iwinski Miller)
Top photo appeared in the Fort Myers Press dated 6/30/27. Before that the site was home to the old post office. The bank, at the time featured a new fire and burglar proof vault which was the only one south of Tampa. (Fort Myers Press 1927).
Bottom Photo: Dec. 2024 - Google Street View
Mary’s Motel
1069 N. Tamiami Trail
North Fort Myers, FL
c1950s
Top: Rodeway Inn
4811 Cleveland Ave.
Near Page Field Airport
C1960s
Bottom: Nov 2025
Google Street View
Howard Johnson
Skyline Motel
1050 Estero Blvd.
Fort Myers Beach
c1960
Mills Court Motel
Circa 1950s
Cleveland and Sunset
Original owners: Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Mills
Credit: Joanne Iwinski Miller
Top Photo: Circa 1920s
At the corner of Fowler and Second Street—now home to Bill Smith Appliances—once stood the grand residence of Captain Fred Menge and his wife, Virginia Henry Menge. The site had earlier been part of the original Fort Myers military grounds.
Anchor Inn - top photo circa 1970s
414 Crescent Street, Fort Myers Beach
Top Photo (1990) The 24-story Sheraton Harbor Place hotel, was once the city’s tallest building. Built in 1986, it ran into financial troubles changing names to Amtel Hotel, Ramada, and Ambassador Hotel before closing in 2008. The building was later purchased in 2015 and converted into the Campo Felice senior living facility.
Most recently, the building underwent significant renovations and rebranded as a high-end, all ages rental community, known as Edison Grand. Bottom Photo (2025)
2301 First Street—built in 1933 as a U.S. Post Office from Florida Keys limestone—once served notable patrons like Thomas Edison and Henry Ford. Converted into a federal courthouse in 1965 and vacated in 1998, it now thrives as the Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center, a premier arts venue. (Source: News Press) top photo circa 1950s - bottom photo Oct 2024
Here is an interesting photo of the Edison Mall, when the drive-in movie theater once stood which would later be replaced by the K-mart plaza. (Top Photo Credit: Joanne Iwinski Miller) - (Bottom Photo Credit: Google Earth).