Style1½ inches thick (3.75 cm) Product Details Artist grade canvas, archival inks, wooden stretcher bars, and UVB protective coating
AvailablityUsually ships within five business days. ArtistJohn Kapusta Platinum Member CollectionFlorida
Description The Real Florida - In 1922 Barron Collier began buying large areas of land in what was then southern Lee County. In 1923 the Florida legislature created Collier County from Lee County, with the county seat at Everglade. The town was incorporated the same year as 'Everglades'. The town consisted of only a dozen families at the time, but some northern sportsmen had established winter homes there.The Tamiami Trail, which crossed Collier's domain, passed five miles north of Everglades City. While construction was proceeding on the Trail (it was completed in 1929), Collier pushed construction of what became State Road 29 from Everglades City to Immokalee, providing the town with its first land connection to the rest of the state. In 1928, the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad began service to Everglades City, which became the southernmost point the Coast Line ever reached. Service was provided by an extension of the Coast Line's Haines City branch from Immokalee to Deep Lake, where it connected to Collier's Deep Lake Railroad, an earlier railroad that transported agricultural freight The railroad was removed in 1957.In 1960 the strong winds and coastal flooding of Hurricane Donna combined to destroy many homes. Everglades was hard hit, and two years later, Florida's legislature moved the county seat to East Naples, Florida. In 1965, the state legislature changed the town's name to Everglades City.
John Kapusta, Cape Coral, FL Member Since March 2008 Artist Statement They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Welcome and thank you for visiting my galleries.
My body of work is to capture through the lens the beauty of nature, the environment around us and the interaction of people within these parameters.
My photos are diverse encompassing Florida where I currently reside as well as areas I visit in my travels. I want to create a message to portray the beauty around us and to stimulate our sense of sight as well as stir the soul.