Editing Rotonda West, Florida (section)

==History==
The land was first part of a large cattle ranch owned by brothers William and Alfred Vanderbilt, direct descendants of [[Cornelius Vanderbilt]]. They purchased the land in 1952 and sold a portion in 1969 that became Rotonda West.<ref name=RotondaWest/> The development of Rotonda West began in 1970. The layout of Rotonda West mimics temporary [[World War II]] airfields in Southern Florida, laid out like a wagon wheel.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.airfieldsfreeman.com/FL/Airfields_FL_FtLauderdale.htm#forman |title=Wagon-wheel Layout of former Davie Airfield |location=Fort Lauderdale, Florida |access-date=April 20, 2021 }}</ref> The choice of the airfield layout as the pattern for Rotonda West gives it a flavor of Florida history, however there was no airfield at this location prior to development,<ref name=RotondaWest/> while the format was used at many locations, such as Forman Field [[Naval outlying landing field|NOLF]], a training site for new pilots. The circular pattern used  a configuration of four {{convert|3,000|ft|m|1|abbr=on}} paved runways, oriented along the cardinal directions of the [[compass]], along with a circular taxiway running along the outer boundary of the runways. This allowed easier landing maneuvers of student pilots, before having to learn how to make crosswind landings.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Freeman |first1=Paul |title=Forman NOLF / Ft. Lauderdale-Davie Airport / Davie NOLF, Davie, FL |url=https://www.airfieldsfreeman.com/FL/Airfields_FL_FtLauderdale.htm#forman |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041212164509/http://airfields-freeman.com/FL/Airfields_FL_FtLauderdale.htm |url-status=live |archive-date=December 12, 2004 |website=Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields:  Florida: Fort Lauderdale Area |access-date=31 March 2024}}</ref> Forman NOLF is now the location of [[Nova Southeastern University]] at [[Fort Lauderdale, Florida]].

The circular nature of Rotonda West was developed after Walt Disney introduced his "City of Tomorrow" called [[EPCOT (concept)|EPCOT]] on national television October 27, 1966, two months before Disney's death.<ref>{{cite web|title=E.P.C.O.T Film - The Original E.P.C.O.T Project|url=http://sites.google.com/site/theoriginalepcot/the-epcot-film-video|access-date=18 September 2015|work=google.com}}</ref>

This area was one of many in Florida hit by [[Hurricane Ian]] in September 2022.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newsnationnow.com/weather/hurricane-ian-latest/hurricane-ian-latest-updates/amp/ |title=Hurricane Ian weakens to Category 1 storm |date=September 28, 2022 |work=News Nation |first1=Tom |last1=Palmer |first2=Katie |last2=Smith |first3=Andrew |last3=Dorn |access-date=September 30, 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media |url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=u9ukk69foE8 |title=5PM - 8PM Hurricane "IAN" Rotonda West |date=September 29, 2022 |medium=video |access-date=September 30, 2022 }}</ref>