Sarasota Journal
Captain W. K. Higel, Harry Lee Higel's brother, while in attendance at the wedding of Estley Wilson and Mary Alice Lowe, passed out a pocket of loaded cigars, thereby starting off their relationship with a bang. Among the amused guests were Mr. and Mrs. A.B. Edwards, and Mr. and Mrs. H.V. Whitaker.
From Yesterday's Sarasota Calendar by Whit Rylee & Tom Payne
Sarasota County History
Charles Picket Home
The Charles Picket home located at 1731 Bay Street is a one-story stucco-over-tile block frame "bungalow" built in 1924. The Spanish style bungalow consists of two bedrooms, one bath, living and dining rooms, kitchen, front sunroom and sleeping porch. A dozen masonry vents allow for air circulation. The roof is flat with a built-up parapet with five exterior copper drain spouts and a stuccoed brick chimney appears on the west facade.
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Riverview High School
The Building
Riverview High School originally consisted of modern steel and glass structures set among tall native pines in Sarasota’s developing suburbs. When the school opened in 1958, it became known internationally for its innovative architecture, combining the latest in education ideas, building technologies, and regional adaptations to the southwest Florida climate.
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Summer Festival of the Arts
The Sarasota Summer Festival of the Arts was Sarasota's bid for the package-trip trade that had proven to be successful in bringing summer tourists to the Miami Beach area in the early 1950s.more »
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