Lehigh Acres was developed in the mid-1950s by Chicago businessman Lee Ratner. Seeking a tax shelter, Ratner had sold his pest control business and faced the possibility of losing most of his earnings to the high capital gains tax of that era. Ratner heard that cattle was a good investment for people in his predicament, and he bought 18,000 acres (73km²) of land in eastern Lee County and named it the Lucky Lee Ranch. After ranching for a while, and despite having no prior development experience, Ratner joined with Gerald H. Gould, a Florida advertising executive, Manuel Riskin, a Chicago CPA, and Edward Shapiro, a former Chicagoan who was in the real estate business in California, and began land sales at Lehigh Acres.
What Living In LEHIGH ACRES Is Really Like In 2022
Knee High Inda Lehigh~ Crime? things to do? Safety? Housing? Shopping? What is it REALLY like to live knee high in the Lehigh (Acres) ? Overall, great selection of Caribbean mom n pop places but a serious lack of chain restaurants and common household retailers. just about everything takes a trip to Fort Myers or working for sure requires going a draining trip towards Naples. This is the REAL DEAL tho, no realtor crap.
published: 13 Mar 2022
Dreams for Sale: The Story of Lehigh Acres, Florida
Welcome to Lehigh Acres, Florida.
Half-built homes litter the seemingly endless grid of half acre plots in a town built entirely on speculation. Dreams were built on the promises of Lehigh Acres, where the social benefits of a wholesome American town were second only to the vast economic potential of affordable land ownership. It was about fulfilling the American dream on dirt plots in southwest Florida.
For decades, things went roughly according to plan. By the mid-2000s, however, the dreams that were sold as half-acre lots to unsuspecting Midwesterners had turned into gold, surging in price at breakneck speed. And then, like a game of musical chairs, the music stopped.
DREAMS FOR SALE is a documentary film that traces the bittersweet story of the rise and fall of Lehigh Acres, told th...
published: 27 Sep 2011
Going Inside "The Triangle" Of lehigh Acres, Florida @ Night X Worst Hoods
Lehigh Acres, Florida X The Streets of LEE COUNTY @ Night
published: 22 Nov 2023
Lehigh Acres becomes one of the fastest growing communities in Lee County
published: 01 Dec 2021
Lehigh Acres In 2023 - Construction Boom In Florida Coming To A Crawl
Lehigh Acres, Florida
published: 08 Jul 2023
1 Hour Of Driving Around Lehigh Acres, Florida - South Florida Everglades
Going into the most remote parts of Lehigh Acres, Florida
published: 05 Dec 2023
What It's Really Like To Live In: Lehigh Acres, Florida ~ After 1 Year Review
So I did it! I was sentenced to 1 year in Lehigh Acres by the comments section of YouTube! After LIVING there for 1 year, it's sadly time to find another adventure. I learned the PROS and CONS of this place. On the bright side, ATV riding at night was memories forever ❤️ but the lack of good internet, no access to decent shopping and dining made living there quite the inconvenience.
published: 24 Oct 2022
Lehigh Acres ~ Worst Hoods ~ " The Triangle" 2022
The SW cover of Lehigh Acres, Florida is known as "The Tringle" this area is mostly duplexes and multi unit housing known to the locals as "The Triangle" located just outside of Fort Myers, Florida.
Despite being an undesirable area, non stop development and houses going up. Long commutes, food dessert and high crime. But still, $340,000 new homes are going in right next to depleted duplexes with overflowing garbage.
published: 17 Jun 2021
Could becoming a city bring economic growth to Lehigh Acres?
Knee High Inda Lehigh~ Crime? things to do? Safety? Housing? Shopping? What is it REALLY like to live knee high in the Lehigh (Acres) ? Overall, great selection...
Knee High Inda Lehigh~ Crime? things to do? Safety? Housing? Shopping? What is it REALLY like to live knee high in the Lehigh (Acres) ? Overall, great selection of Caribbean mom n pop places but a serious lack of chain restaurants and common household retailers. just about everything takes a trip to Fort Myers or working for sure requires going a draining trip towards Naples. This is the REAL DEAL tho, no realtor crap.
Knee High Inda Lehigh~ Crime? things to do? Safety? Housing? Shopping? What is it REALLY like to live knee high in the Lehigh (Acres) ? Overall, great selection of Caribbean mom n pop places but a serious lack of chain restaurants and common household retailers. just about everything takes a trip to Fort Myers or working for sure requires going a draining trip towards Naples. This is the REAL DEAL tho, no realtor crap.
Welcome to Lehigh Acres, Florida.
Half-built homes litter the seemingly endless grid of half acre plots in a town built entirely on speculation. Dreams were bu...
Welcome to Lehigh Acres, Florida.
Half-built homes litter the seemingly endless grid of half acre plots in a town built entirely on speculation. Dreams were built on the promises of Lehigh Acres, where the social benefits of a wholesome American town were second only to the vast economic potential of affordable land ownership. It was about fulfilling the American dream on dirt plots in southwest Florida.
For decades, things went roughly according to plan. By the mid-2000s, however, the dreams that were sold as half-acre lots to unsuspecting Midwesterners had turned into gold, surging in price at breakneck speed. And then, like a game of musical chairs, the music stopped.
DREAMS FOR SALE is a documentary film that traces the bittersweet story of the rise and fall of Lehigh Acres, told through the eyes of its citizens. It is a tale of hope and despair, of prosperity and loss, and of memories and dreams.
Directed and Produced by Raymond Schillinger
Additional Production by Luke Kosar and Thomas Keenan
http://www.dreamsforsalemovie.com
All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2011.
Welcome to Lehigh Acres, Florida.
Half-built homes litter the seemingly endless grid of half acre plots in a town built entirely on speculation. Dreams were built on the promises of Lehigh Acres, where the social benefits of a wholesome American town were second only to the vast economic potential of affordable land ownership. It was about fulfilling the American dream on dirt plots in southwest Florida.
For decades, things went roughly according to plan. By the mid-2000s, however, the dreams that were sold as half-acre lots to unsuspecting Midwesterners had turned into gold, surging in price at breakneck speed. And then, like a game of musical chairs, the music stopped.
DREAMS FOR SALE is a documentary film that traces the bittersweet story of the rise and fall of Lehigh Acres, told through the eyes of its citizens. It is a tale of hope and despair, of prosperity and loss, and of memories and dreams.
Directed and Produced by Raymond Schillinger
Additional Production by Luke Kosar and Thomas Keenan
http://www.dreamsforsalemovie.com
All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2011.
So I did it! I was sentenced to 1 year in Lehigh Acres by the comments section of YouTube! After LIVING there for 1 year, it's sadly time to find another adven...
So I did it! I was sentenced to 1 year in Lehigh Acres by the comments section of YouTube! After LIVING there for 1 year, it's sadly time to find another adventure. I learned the PROS and CONS of this place. On the bright side, ATV riding at night was memories forever ❤️ but the lack of good internet, no access to decent shopping and dining made living there quite the inconvenience.
So I did it! I was sentenced to 1 year in Lehigh Acres by the comments section of YouTube! After LIVING there for 1 year, it's sadly time to find another adventure. I learned the PROS and CONS of this place. On the bright side, ATV riding at night was memories forever ❤️ but the lack of good internet, no access to decent shopping and dining made living there quite the inconvenience.
The SW cover of Lehigh Acres, Florida is known as "The Tringle" this area is mostly duplexes and multi unit housing known to the locals as "The Triangle" locate...
The SW cover of Lehigh Acres, Florida is known as "The Tringle" this area is mostly duplexes and multi unit housing known to the locals as "The Triangle" located just outside of Fort Myers, Florida.
The SW cover of Lehigh Acres, Florida is known as "The Tringle" this area is mostly duplexes and multi unit housing known to the locals as "The Triangle" located just outside of Fort Myers, Florida.
Despite being an undesirable area, non stop development and houses going up. Long commutes, food dessert and high crime. But still, $340,000 new homes are going...
Despite being an undesirable area, non stop development and houses going up. Long commutes, food dessert and high crime. But still, $340,000 new homes are going in right next to depleted duplexes with overflowing garbage.
Despite being an undesirable area, non stop development and houses going up. Long commutes, food dessert and high crime. But still, $340,000 new homes are going in right next to depleted duplexes with overflowing garbage.
Knee High Inda Lehigh~ Crime? things to do? Safety? Housing? Shopping? What is it REALLY like to live knee high in the Lehigh (Acres) ? Overall, great selection of Caribbean mom n pop places but a serious lack of chain restaurants and common household retailers. just about everything takes a trip to Fort Myers or working for sure requires going a draining trip towards Naples. This is the REAL DEAL tho, no realtor crap.
Welcome to Lehigh Acres, Florida.
Half-built homes litter the seemingly endless grid of half acre plots in a town built entirely on speculation. Dreams were built on the promises of Lehigh Acres, where the social benefits of a wholesome American town were second only to the vast economic potential of affordable land ownership. It was about fulfilling the American dream on dirt plots in southwest Florida.
For decades, things went roughly according to plan. By the mid-2000s, however, the dreams that were sold as half-acre lots to unsuspecting Midwesterners had turned into gold, surging in price at breakneck speed. And then, like a game of musical chairs, the music stopped.
DREAMS FOR SALE is a documentary film that traces the bittersweet story of the rise and fall of Lehigh Acres, told through the eyes of its citizens. It is a tale of hope and despair, of prosperity and loss, and of memories and dreams.
Directed and Produced by Raymond Schillinger
Additional Production by Luke Kosar and Thomas Keenan
http://www.dreamsforsalemovie.com
All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2011.
So I did it! I was sentenced to 1 year in Lehigh Acres by the comments section of YouTube! After LIVING there for 1 year, it's sadly time to find another adventure. I learned the PROS and CONS of this place. On the bright side, ATV riding at night was memories forever ❤️ but the lack of good internet, no access to decent shopping and dining made living there quite the inconvenience.
The SW cover of Lehigh Acres, Florida is known as "The Tringle" this area is mostly duplexes and multi unit housing known to the locals as "The Triangle" located just outside of Fort Myers, Florida.
Despite being an undesirable area, non stop development and houses going up. Long commutes, food dessert and high crime. But still, $340,000 new homes are going in right next to depleted duplexes with overflowing garbage.
Lehigh Acres was developed in the mid-1950s by Chicago businessman Lee Ratner. Seeking a tax shelter, Ratner had sold his pest control business and faced the possibility of losing most of his earnings to the high capital gains tax of that era. Ratner heard that cattle was a good investment for people in his predicament, and he bought 18,000 acres (73km²) of land in eastern Lee County and named it the Lucky Lee Ranch. After ranching for a while, and despite having no prior development experience, Ratner joined with Gerald H. Gould, a Florida advertising executive, Manuel Riskin, a Chicago CPA, and Edward Shapiro, a former Chicagoan who was in the real estate business in California, and began land sales at Lehigh Acres.
Whoa-oh-oh-oh Vacant lots and boarded up windows Garbage piled up at the curb There's a bank foreclosure notice taped to your front door Who else is to blame for your own short sighted fate, kid? What you could afford was never enough. You had to have more. And now you're facing this new reality You're learning lessons that can only be taught through poverty. Florida Dreaming. Easy money in the sunshine state. Florida Dreaming. The life you always wanted. Whoa-oh-oh-oh Million dollar Lehigh rise condominiums Look down over gold coast streams While Harrietta Hughes makes the President bore a hole Yeah, there's no end in sight, just a tropical third world Has the volume of wealth ever excused such abhorred gluttony? And now you're facing this new reality You're learning lessons that can only be taught through poverty. Florida Dreaming. Easy money in the sunshine state. Florida Dreaming. The life you've always wanted. Florida Dreaming. Florida Dreaming. Florida Dreaming.
What Do Restaurant Inspectors Look For?. Each inspection report is a "snapshot" of conditions present at the restaurant at the time of the inspection. Ginny Beagan, Wochit ... 23-29, 2024 ... Disclaimer ... 100-A, Fort Myers** ... 26 ... 43 HomesteadRoad, Lehigh Acres.
Restoration Hardware's Game-Changing Expansion in Southwest Florida. In the Know ... 10 ... 9 ... 8 ... 7. Unbuilt Triangle ... With Lehigh Acres and LaBelle among the communities at its core, about 450,000 residents are expected to eventually call those areas home.No. 6.
Lehigh Acres with a population of 120,000+ also has one post office ... The overbuilding in Fort Myers and Lehigh Acres and soon to be Alva is disgusting ... JoanWilson, Lehigh AcresThis isn’t leadership.
Three Lehigh County farms, totaling 209 acres, will be preserved under a state investment program that protects them from future residential or commercial development ... According to its website, Lehigh ...
Continue fluoridation ...Robert A ... Upon arriving at the theater 100 miles round trip from Lehigh Acres I was greeted by a woman who said "are you alone again!" I was carrying my white cane because I am visually impaired ... LindaCahill, Lehigh Acres ... 1 ... DUIs.
What Do Restaurant Inspectors Look For?. Each inspection report is a "snapshot" of conditions present at the restaurant at the time of the inspection. Ginny Beagan, Wochit ... 16-22, 2024 ... Disclaimer ... 16 ... 17 ... 18 ... 17 ... 5, Lehigh Acres ... 2700 Lee Blvd., Lehigh Acres.
Christmas memory ... Bob unslings his rifle but does not shoot ... Memories!. CorneliusCahill, Lehigh Acres ... Michael F ... 1 ... 2 ... Glen J ... Congratulations to the governor, the Cabinet, the Legislature, and the state for preserving another 62,000 acres of our state ... Dr.
NaplesMayorTeresa Heitmann DUI arrest. Video... past the stop line ... And a two-year-old toddler died in March after a Fort Myers man driving drunk rear-ended the car containing the two-year-old, a three-year-old, and a 30-year-old Lehigh Acres woman ... Two.