post #18 Downtown Fort Myers

The trip to downtown Fort Myers turned out to be a very exciting time followed by a lot of disappointment. It was interesting to see how everything has changed from the older days and also see how some of it has stayed the same. With in just the 2 block area of downtown that we had to walk through it was crazy to see the hundreds of different things that you could do from boating, to seeing shows, to enjoying a great meal. I believe without this scavenger hunt I would have missed out on so many of the little details of downtown. The scavenger hunt made me slow down and truly take in the scenery while developing an understanding of what was really here. My favorite part of the downtown experience was being able to compare images from the videos that we watched prior to the trip to what actually stands there now. With a favorite part of something always comes the least favorite. While walking around trying to find items on the list it began to hit me that the majority of the downtown Fort Myers history was gone or altered into something new. In the older days theatre was so important to the people and the growth of the city and now one of the major theatres down town was turned into law offices. It was saddening to see our history swept to the side while evolution of a new time takes over. Along with this evolution also came multiple empty business lining the streets of downtown. These empty business is a reminder that no matter how good something once was change is always lingering.