Tag: Boca Grande Historic District

The old 7th Street boathouse may be no more

January 18, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN There was only one item on the agenda at the Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board’s meeting on Wednesday morning, but it unsheathed plenty of discussion. The proposal was to demolish...

Park Avenue reno given ‘ok’ by Historic Preservation Board

May 11, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN There was just one item on the agenda at the Boca Grande Historic Preservation Society monthly meeting held on Wednesday, May 9, and the Board approved it unanimously. Many know it as...

The Gasparilla Island Act: Part III Measuring buildings and making amendments

September 1, 2017
Marcy Shortuse
Featured News, News

■ BY SUSAN HANAFEE Editor’s note: This is the third in a series of articles about the forces that have shaped development in Boca Grande and on Gasparilla Island. It’s a scene from the early 1980s that...