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Originally Posted by dave8721
Basically the polar opposite of neighboring Ft. Myers beach which was just awful. Sanibel was more "Old Florida". Not a single chain hotel on the island and I think just 1 single chain restaurant on the island. Basically 100% mom and pop motels, bnb's and restaurants. More of an old hippy vibe vs the chain/drunken ex-fratboy orgy/Senor Frogs vide of the rest of the SW coast. Basically everyone bikes to get around. No high rise condos or giant hotels.
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I guess?
I always thought of Sanibel and Captiva as wealthy enclaves of modern Florida. The majority of it didn’t exist until the 1960s.
“Old Florida” had more the vibe of Everglades City and Chokoloskee.
Lots of modest fishing and tourist towns that also don’t have chains.
Pre-Causeway Sanibel and Captiva
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Everglades City and Chokoloskee
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