Mar 7, 2018 · In 1935, Gordon and Lora Whitney set foot on Longboat Key. They built 13 cypress cottages, a guest house, tennis court, skeet range and family home on the Gulf of Mexico and Sarasota Bay,...

The era of family recreational resorts on Longboat Key began here on the north end when Gordon and Lora Whitney purchased one thousand feet of beach front property from gulf to bay which became the Whitney Resort, 1935-1952.

Oct 2, 2024 · From housing military members during World War II to becoming one of the first condominium complexes on the island, Whitney Beach has always been a staple on the Key. It started when Gordon and...

Dec 14, 2021 · This barrier island that straddles Sarasota and Manatee counties offers one of the most beautiful drives in Florida—an 11-mile, meticulously landscaped corridor lined with luxury condos ...

The era of family recreation resorts on Longboat Key began here on the north end when Gordon and Lora Whitney purchased one thousand feet of beach front property from gulf to bay which became the Whitney Resort, 1935-1952.

Apr 11, 2018 · The era of family recreational resorts on Longboat began here on the north end of Longboat Key when Gordon and Lora Whitney purchased 1,000 feet of beach front property from gulf to bay which...

When Gordon & Lora Whitney opened their beachfront cottages to some of Longboat Key's first visitors in the 1930, they could not have imagined nearly 90 years later, two of their precious cypress bungalows ,might be facing a date with a wrecking ball.

Mar 17, 2018 · When Gordon and Lora Colvin Whitney moved from Chicago to the north end of Longboat Key in 1936, they soon left their mark on the barrier island.

Stories of Early Longboat Key J Pioneers of Longboat Key, an interview with “the Wendys by Dan F. Prew printed in the Sarasota Herald Tribune. I do not know the date. During the early days of World War I, a tropical village was beginning to take shape on a long narrow island in the Gulf of Mexico about 16 miles from Sarasota, Florida. The ...

Aug 30, 2010 · Whitney’s virtually unmarked Gulfside entrance is near North Shore Road and immediately south of Longboat Pass Bridge, which connects Anna Maria Island to Longboat Key. Knowing a little...