History: Recalling the epoch when Boca Grande was ‘near’ Cuba

Above, the old streetcar which ran from 1910 on. Boca Beacon archives BY JAMES J. BLAHA, BOCA GRANDE HISTORY CENTER The year 1900 marked the start of a new era, of course, in the U.S. and in Boca Grande.  The time has been characterized as a delicate pivot between tradition and progress, as nations grappled […]