On Gulf of Mexico Drive (Florida Route 789) at North Shore Drive, on the left when traveling north on Gulf of Mexico Drive.
The original bridge over Longboat Pass was built in 1923 by Manatee County. It washed away in a high tide in 1932.
The foundations are still in place and mark where the pass used to be. The south foundation of the old bridge is on shore partially . . . — — Map (db m261041) HM
On Gulf of Mexico Drive (Florida Route 789) 0.1 miles south of Cedar Street, on the right when traveling north.
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.
Paul Neal and . . . — — Map (db m261047) HM
On Gulf of Mexico Drive (State Road 789) 0.5 miles north of Harbourside Drive, on the right when traveling north.
Byron Corey was one of the first homesteaders to be awarded land by the U.S. Government on Longboat Key. He was given 154 acres of land on Sarasota Bay in 1895. Until 1921, he had some of the finest tomatoes, guavas, limes and other produce for . . . — — Map (db m79430) HM
On Broadway Street 0.1 miles south of Poinsettia Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
This area was first settled by Thomas Mann and his sons in 1882. He received a homestead grant of 144 acres that extended south to the present Spanish Main Yacht Club. Mann sold his land in 1905 for five hundred dollars. The titles of all Village . . . — — Map (db m261026) HM
On Bay Side Drive at Broadway Street, on the right when traveling north on Bay Side Drive.
There was a large dock at the end of Broadway for steamships like the Mistletoe which landed tourists and fishing parties from Tampa, then taking on vegetables at Corey's Landing further south, en route to Sarasota.
The dock was enclosed and . . . — — Map (db m290634) HM
On Gulf of Mexico Drive (Road 789) 0.2 miles south of Sutton Place, on the left when traveling south.
During the war years of the 1940s, the Army Air Corps had bombing targets set up near here and pilots in training from many bases in Florida took turns shooting at targets set up near the beach. Later on, they tried skip bombing techniques and . . . — — Map (db m79431) HM
