Fort Myers entrepreneur Harvie Heitman’s store still stands
at First and Jackson Streets. This was the first brick building in Fort Myers;
it was built in 1898.
The Franklin Arms hotel was originally built in 1889 to
serve a boarding house. It has since been turned into office space and
apartments.
The Arcade Theater hosts many boutiques and a repertoire
theater. It was built in 1915 as the third silent film theater in film.
Built in 1914, the First National Bank is one of the most
iconic building in Downtown Fort Myers because of it neo-classical style. This
was the one of the locations of George A. Romero’s film Day of the Dead.
Here are the dilapidated remnants of the Hall of Fifty
States. The Hall of Fifty States used to be located at the end of the Downtown
Pier, but in 1947, after years of weather damage the ball room was moved to its
current location.
The Leon building on First and Hendry Streets bear the
iconic family crest of Ponce de Leon. Built in 1905, the Leon was the original
home of the First National Bank of Fort Myers.
The Patio de Leon was built as a center piece of Fort Myers
in 1913. The patio used to be home to two live alligators.
The Kress building on first and broadway is one of Lucius
Currian Curtright’s many original building. It served as Fort Myers’s first
Five and Dime store.
The Edison Theater is one of the newer structures in the
Historic District. Built in 1940, it was the most modern theater of its time.
Since then it has become a law office.
The antique store on the corner of Main and Hendry streets
is a local favorite. It was originally the location of the James Hendry’s
general store in 1911.
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