Editing Indialantic, Florida (section)

==History==

From 1919 to 1921, the Dutchman [[Ernest Kouwen-Hoven|Ernest Kouwenhoven]], who bought the land that ultimately became Indialantic, settled in the area, and built a wooden bridge connecting Indialantic with Melbourne<ref>Indialantic, a brief history, ''The Beaches Hometown News'', March 30, 2007, page 1</ref> (Bridge #1).

In the 1920s the Indialantic Hotel was built. Its name was later changed to the Tradewinds Hotel.<ref name="Indialantic History">[http://www.indialantic.com/contents/history/history.htm Indialantic History<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070209060647/http://www.indialantic.com/contents/history/history.htm |date=February 9, 2007 }}</ref> The hotel was on what is now South Shannon Avenue, the current location of Tradewinds Terrace.

By 1924, the Indialantic Casino was built. Its name was later changed to the Bahama Beach Club.<ref name="Indialantic History"/><ref>{{cite book | author = Cleveland, Weona |title = Developers of Indialantic not bothered by middens | publisher = South Beaches (Florida Today) | date = December 26, 2007}}</ref> This is the location of Nance Park today.

From 1941 to 1947, the wooden bridge was replaced with a drawbridge, delayed by the war years. (Bridge #2)

In 1952, Indialantic was incorporated with the official (but rarely used in common parlance) name "Indialantic-By-The-Sea".

In 1985, a modern causeway was built with an elevated span to avoid obstructing boats using the Indian River  (Bridge #3)