Rapid Growth and Development at Lehigh Acres, Florida Despite Faulty Layout and Design

Abstract

The selling of rural real estate mushroomed into a multibillion dollar industry during the 1950s and 1960s as land developers capitalized on the desire of millions of American to own a parcel of land. Unfortunately, many of the lots that were sold are in large pre-platted subdivisions, projects that sold raw land as rapidly as possible and largely ignored many important aspects of land development.