Byron Liles walks participants of the "Old Bonita Historic Walk" through parts of Bonita Springs on Saturday, March 29, 2008. The walk was hosted by the Bonita Springs Historical Society. Liles tells his first hand experiences of living in Bonita during the 1940’s.
Byron Liles stops during the "Old Bonita Historic Walk" began being the Liles Hotel next to the Imperial River to explain what life was line on the river during the 1940’s. The Bonita Springs Historical Society had around 75 guests sign up for the half day tour and picnic lunch around the historical district of Bonita Springs on Saturday, March 29, 2008.
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This water tower was originally used to store water taken out of a well located at the home of Isadorah Hermann at the northwest corner of Old 41 and Bonita Beach Road. One of many that we built in the 1940’s, this one was located where the band shell sits and was later relocated to Riverside Park just outside of the Liles Hotel by the City of Bonita Spring to help preserve the history of Bonita. This was one of many structures covered by the Bonita Springs Historical Society "Old Bonita Historic Walk" on Saturday, March 29, 2008.
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The Liles Hotel, built in 1927, sits just north of the band shell in Riverside Park in Bonita Springs on Old 41. The Bonita Springs Historical Society hosted an "Old Bonita Historic Walk" which began and ended at the historical Liles Hotel on Saturday, March 29, 2008. Byron Liles was the guest speaker and guided the tour though the neighborhood to historical building while telling his recollection of the community during the 1940’s and 50’s.
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Byron Liles talks to participants of the "Old Bonita Historic Walk" through his bull horn in front of Braun’s Ice Cream & Pool Shop, built in 1936, during the walk on Saturday, March 29, 2008. The walk was hosted by the Bonita Springs Historical Society. Liles tells his first hand experiences of living in Bonita during the 1940’s.
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Benson’s Grocery, built in 1920, sits across from Riverside Park in Bonita Springs on Old 41. The Bonita Springs Historical Society hosted an "Old Bonita Historic Walk" which began and ended at the historical Liles Hotel on Saturday, March 29, 2008. Byron Liles was the guest speaker and guided the tour though the neighborhood to historical building while telling his recollection of the community during the 1940’s and 50’s.
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The Liles Hotel, built in 1927, sits just north of the band shell in Riverside Park in Bonita Springs on Old 41. The Bonita Springs Historical Society hosted an "Old Bonita Historic Walk" which began and ended at the historical Liles Hotel on Saturday, March 29, 2008. Byron Liles was the guest speaker and guided the tour though the neighborhood to historical building while telling his recollection of the community during the 1940’s and 50’s.
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Byron Liles talks to participants of the "Old Bonita Historic Walk" through his bull horn in front of the Dixie Moon Café’, built in 1926, during the walk on Saturday, March 29, 2008. The walk was hosted by the Bonita Springs Historical Society. Liles tells his first hand experiences of living in Bonita during the 1940’s.
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Byron Liles talks to participants of the "Old Bonita Historic Walk" hosted by the Bonita Springs Historical Society across the street from the Shangri’La, built in 1925, at 27580 Old 41. Liles tells his first hand experiences from living in Bonita during the 1940’s on Saturday, March 29, 2008.
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Byron Liles talks to participants of the "Old Bonita Historic Walk" hosted by the Bonita Springs Historical Society across the street from the Shangri’La, built in 1925, at 27580 Old 41. Liles tells his first hand experiences from living in Bonita during the 1940’s on Saturday, March 29, 2008.
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Maxine Saul of Minnesota breaks away from the group to catch a few photographs of the railroad crossing over the Imperial River in Bonita Springs during the Bonita Springs Historical Society "Old Bonita Historic Walk" on Saturday, March 29, 2008. The society had over 75 participants take the walk with Byron Liles throughout Bonita Springs along with a picnic after the event.
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Byron Liles talks to participants of the "Old Bonita Historic Walk" through his bull horn in front of the church he was baptized in as a young boy on Saturday, March 29, 2008, the church was built in 1939. Although its denomination has changes it still remains an intricate part of the community. During the walk Liles told his first hand experiences of living in Bonita during the 1940’s.
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