1958 Map of Bonita Springs

About this map

Imperial River and Spring Creek wind through a landscape of developing residential tracts and coastal wetlands in this mid-century view of the Southwest Florida shoreline. The map reveals the expansion of Bonita Springs and Bonita Shores alongside the newer developments at Naples Park and Palm River Estates. An Old RR Grade provides a glimpse into the region's earlier transportation history, while the emergence of modern leisure is marked by a Drive-in Theater and a local Racetrack. Along the Gulf, the natural barrier islands and inlets including Wiggins Pass and Big Hickory Pass remain prominent, buffered by the Barefoot Beach State Preserve. The transition from Lee to Collier County is documented near the Cocohatchee River, showing a period when these coastal communities began to coalesce into their modern forms while still maintaining significant undeveloped marshland.