You Can Always Go - Downtown!

DOWNTOWN

The song, "Downtown" by Petula Clark evokes emotions of downtown being a get-away. It tells us downtown can be a refuge to let go of all your worries. Downtown has become more populated and not as well-liked in people's minds. Some think it is too busy and others think the area is not safe in many big cities.

DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS

 Fort Myers is still considered experiencing something of a renaissance because the older downtown area and  historic districts have retained much of their old charm and architectural features. Fort Myers was one of the first forts built along the Caloosahatchee River as a base of operations against the Seminole Indians. During the 1870's, two general stores, a school and a number of private homes were built. Now it is over-poulated and over-crowded. A statue called "Uncommon Friend"s in Centennial Park depicts Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, and Harvey Firestone on a camping trip. They are in camping suits which we would consider 9 to 5 work dress today. The statues and fun buildings with unique articheture are designed to rekindle the pedestrian spirit. Downtown Fort Myers is sustainable in the buildings they have preserved from the past. They still have sustainable plants and other aspects downtown, for example, in the courtyard behind Hotel Indigo.