Monday, April 02, 2007
04/2007: Old Naples – Where the residents are older than the buildings
The upmarket town of Naples is one of the wealthiest places on the West Florida coast and positively reeks of money – there are 2 Ritz Carltons here and more than 40 golf courses. Swanky Gulf Coast Drive is lined with posh mansions and the shops on 5th street rival those of Rodeo Drive.
Tasteful though the town undoubtedly is, I found it a little anodyne and was looking forward to visiting Old Naples where I was warned the streets were narrow and the buildings old. Well everything is relative and in the New World an Old Town is one that was built mainly in the late 1950s and early 60’s (although it does apparently originate from the late 1800s). Which makes the buildings younger than the majority of their residents – and also older than one very old feeling Freelancer….
The upmarket town of Naples is one of the wealthiest places on the West Florida coast and positively reeks of money – there are 2 Ritz Carltons here and more than 40 golf courses. Swanky Gulf Coast Drive is lined with posh mansions and the shops on 5th street rival those of Rodeo Drive.
Tasteful though the town undoubtedly is, I found it a little anodyne and was looking forward to visiting Old Naples where I was warned the streets were narrow and the buildings old. Well everything is relative and in the New World an Old Town is one that was built mainly in the late 1950s and early 60’s (although it does apparently originate from the late 1800s). Which makes the buildings younger than the majority of their residents – and also older than one very old feeling Freelancer….
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