South Gate — granddaddy of Sarasota subdivisions [South Florida]
Development helped transform sleepy town…
Looking over vast orange groves, two young men debated what the 1,240-acre expanse could look like if their fantasy became a reality.
Despite the odds, Smith and King helped spark Sarasota County’s post-World War II housing boom more than 50 years ago, transforming a sleepy Gulf-front town with unpaved roads into a desired destination for retirees and middle-class families.