This place was a local landmark and hangout in Bonita Springs for over 50 years.
If you ever drove from Naples to Fort Myers on Highway 41 (like to McDonalds for French Fries, or the Edison commute, or maybe even the "Bee Hive" on Friday night) this is one sight that you couldn’t miss right on the Tamiami Trail.
The shake roof was orange and the stem & leaves on the top were green to resemble an . . . .
Judging by the cars in the photo it looks like this was taken in the late 50’s.
In later years it had become a tavern and game room. Sadly it was torn down in 1992.
photo credit: Jenny McLenon-Lindsey and USF Libraries Digitization Center
Not that ol’ Seagate Homeboy had any personal history there, but there was just this one time in 1970 . . .
