Editing Naples Park, Florida (section)

==History==
Naples Park was officially opened on November 4, 1951.<ref>{{cite news|date=October 14, 1951|title=Announcing Naples Park|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-press-naples-park-announcement/147079583/|work=The News-Press|location=Fort Myers, FL|access-date=May 11, 2024}}</ref> Constructed by M. H. Davis Properties, Inc.<ref>{{cite news|date=May 23, 1952|title=NAPLES PARK|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-press-naples-park-by-m-h-davis-pr/147088575/|work=The News-Press|location=Fort Myers, FL|access-date=May 11, 2024}}</ref> lots were initially being sold for as low as $149.00,<ref>{{cite news|date=November 18, 1951|title=The Fisherman's Paradise|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-news-naples-park-fishermans/147086688/|work=The News-Press|location=Fort Myers, FL|access-date=May 11, 2024}}</ref> designed for lower or retirement level income buyers.<ref>{{cite news|date=January 18, 1953|title=Davis, Pioneer Developer Expanding Naples Park|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-news-sleepy-town-awakened/147089782/|work=The Miami News|location=Miami, FL|access-date=May 11, 2024}}</ref> The Naples Park Area Association was founded in 1957 and a clubhouse was built by members four years later. The neighborhood had its own fire department until 1961, when the North Naples Fire District expanded into the area.<ref>{{cite news|last=Batten|first=Brent|date=December 4, 2016|title=I-75 signs to Naples Park matter to some for identity|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-naples-daily-news-naples-park-or-nor/147092012/|work=The Naples Daily News|location=Naples, FL|access-date=May 11, 2024}}</ref>