As you walked through the Cape Coral Yacht Club doors Friday night, you were transported back in time. Classic music of a bygone decade blared while the dance floor was packed with tie-dye, tassels, and groovy moves. It was a special occasion. The Yacht Club was celebrating its 60th ...
The Cape Coral Museum of History honored the Cape Coral Yacht & Racquet Club’s 60th anniversary with a dinner and '60s-style dance party on Friday. Sponsored by the Gunterberg Charitable Foundation, the event also featured various speakers who shared the Yacht Club's history while the ...
Just up the road from the Cape Coral Yacht Club are other historic reminders of the community’s beginnings. Between Riverside and Flamingo drives are the first eight homes built in 1958. When the Rosen brothers — Leonard and Jack — purchased 1,181 acres for $678,000 on land that ...
“You ain’t seen nothing yet.” Those were the prophetic words of Cape Coral developer and Gulf American Corporation President Leonard Rosen during opening ceremonies for the Cape Coral Yacht Club on June 9, 1962. As the city celebrates the 60-year anniversary of the iconic building, ...
When the Cape Coral Yacht & Racquet Club opened in 1962, one of the perks was Cape property owners received a free three-year membership to the club. That membership entitled residents to the clubhouse facilities, plus the game and dining rooms. “Many families spend small fortunes ...
A juke box, pool tables, ping pong, chess, sandwiches and refreshments, dances and good conversation. Everything a teenager could want was found at Cape Coral’s original youth center. Called the “Teen Key Club,” the teenagers gathered in a 75-foot by 60-foot building — now the Tony ...
