Week 12 Downtown Ft Myers

When I think of the “downtown” of a city I think of a lot of tourists walking around on a cute little street, with a lot of shopping, dining, and beautiful scenery.  In larger cities I tend to think of a downtown area as more of the business district, usually in the middle of a city, with a ton of hustle and bustle.  Downtown Ft Myers is extremely lucky to be the home of Thomas Edison and Henry Ford.  MacGregor Blvd is truly a site to be scene and definitely not one to miss if you are ever in Ft Myers for the day.  The history of that road is amazing.  Mina Edison, Thomas Edison’s wife, planted all the palm trees lining the street way back in the late 1800’s/early 1900’s.  The trees take a very long time to grow, but now, over 100 years later they are huge! Tourists will come to town and actually think the trees are fake.  They look like concrete posts with little tree branches placed on top!  Another extremely amazing tree can also be found at Thomas Edison’s old estate.  This tree is the second largest Banyan tree in the entire world and it was a gift to Edison from India.  The history in this small downtown Ft Myers area is absolutely incredible.  It is very helpful to have a downtown area in a city for the sake of the economy.  A lot of jobs reside downtown, as well as a lot of shopping.  Downtown is also a huge tourist spot to hit, especially in Ft Myers with the Edison house.