Wilton Manors (FL) (Images of America)
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| Rating | : | 4.67 (934 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0738517410 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-08-04 |
| Language | : | English |
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Sharon G. Strange said It's a small world. I had previously bought one of these books for my boyfriend, Frank Welch, who grew up in Wilton Manors and in looking through it, Frank found that the class picture on page 6"It's a small world" according to Sharon G. Strange. I had previously bought one of these books for my boyfriend, Frank Welch, who grew up in Wilton Manors and in looking through it, Frank found that the class picture on page 62 has his sister, Norma, is in it, she's in the second row, third from the left with the white headband on!!! And on page 78, Nancy Stafford, Frank and his sister knew her also. Frank said that Nancy use to turn the music for his sister as she played piano at school events. And then Frank also saw that his childhood friend that he grew up with "Grif (they called him)" Rollinson, his mother's name is in it on page 82, Norma Rollinson,. has his sister, Norma, is in it, she's in the second row, third from the left with the white headband on!!! And on page 78, Nancy Stafford, Frank and his sister knew her also. Frank said that Nancy use to turn the music for his sister as she played piano at school events. And then Frank also saw that his childhood friend that he grew up with "Grif (they called him)" Rollinson, his mother's name is in it on page 8"It's a small world" according to Sharon G. Strange. I had previously bought one of these books for my boyfriend, Frank Welch, who grew up in Wilton Manors and in looking through it, Frank found that the class picture on page 62 has his sister, Norma, is in it, she's in the second row, third from the left with the white headband on!!! And on page 78, Nancy Stafford, Frank and his sister knew her also. Frank said that Nancy use to turn the music for his sister as she played piano at school events. And then Frank also saw that his childhood friend that he grew up with "Grif (they called him)" Rollinson, his mother's name is in it on page 82, Norma Rollinson,. , Norma Rollinson,
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.. He named this development, his favorite, Wilton Manors. Almost 80 years later, Willingham’s little community lives on, but not in the fashion he might have expected. Whether the residents planned just to spend winters in Wilton Manors or the rest of their lives, it was no matter to E.J. Willingham was rare among land speculators during the “Florida Frenzy”a scrupulously honest man. Willingham envisioned a graceful community of modest homes on large yards, with schools, a hotel, and small parks dotting the exclusive, whites-only enclave. “Ned” Willingham, a Georgian with a grandiose plan for the piny scrublands just outside the growing city of Fort Lauderdale
She serves as an officer of the Wilton Manors Historical Society and has published three other pictorial histories of South Florida with Arcadia. . About the Author Author Cynthia Thuma is a native of Wilton Manors and the daughter of two of the city’s early residents
. She serves as an officer of the Wilton Manors Historical Society and has published three other pictorial histories of South Florida with Arcadia. Author Cynthia Thuma is a native of Wilton Manors and the daughter of two of the city’s early residents