Saving Stuart, Florida
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Saving Stuart, Florida

Rebuilding America's Happiest Seaside Town

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eBook - ePub

Saving Stuart, Florida

Rebuilding America's Happiest Seaside Town

About this book

It was a common story in the 1980s: downtowns were dying. Stuart was right there with the ill-fated. Businesses had largely abandoned Stuart's historic buildings, leaving the streets deserted. The St. Lucie River, which should have been an asset, was more of a liability, befouled with pollution, some of it from the city's sewer system. The southernmost leg of Interstate 95 hadn't been completed yet, meaning US 1, the town's main thoroughfare, was clogged with traffic that had no intention of stopping in this dirty backwater. Indeed, downtown was in such bad shape that Martin County government was thinking of relocating its courthouse. But the city had one thing going for it: a core group of citizens who fought back to restore downtown into an award-winning showpiece. Author Blake Fontenay shares the story of Stuart's revitalization.

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Information

Publisher
The History Press
Year
2024
eBook ISBN
9781540265371
Topic
History
Subtopic
North American History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Acknowledgements
  6. A Story of Abundant Resilience
  7. 1. The Jeffersons Were Movin’ on Up
  8. 2. A Bowling Alley without Pins
  9. 3. A Revolting Start to Downtown’s Revival
  10. 4. When Stuart Needed Help, Residents Responded
  11. 5. Need for New Jail Sparks Debate about Downtown’s Future
  12. 6. Dancin’ the Blight Away
  13. 7. Sweating the Small Stuff
  14. 8. A Downtown Landmark Takes Center Stage
  15. 9. Founders of New Urbanism Lend a Hand
  16. 10. Healthy Heart, Healthy Body
  17. 11. Duany’s Recipe for Urban Survival
  18. 12. Keeping Downtown Confusing
  19. 13. New Urban Guru’s Water Tower Idea Gets Doused
  20. 14. A Bridge Too Near
  21. 15. “A Long and Tedious Voyage” in Search of Downtown Marina
  22. 16. Iconic Downtown Buildings Affected by Redevelopment
  23. 17. “Ugly” Art Deco Building Becomes an Artists’ Shrine
  24. 18. Jeffersons “Put Their Money Where Their Mouths Were”
  25. 19. “Moving Up Syndrome” Brings New Residents to Stuart
  26. 20. What Makes Downtown Stuart “Work”?
  27. 21. Following Stuart’s Recipe for Success
  28. 22. Joan Jefferson Gets Her Way
  29. About the Author