Lecture: Where Did He Find the Time? -- Barron Collier, Visionary Businessman

Best-known in our region as the founder and developer of Collier County, Barron Gift Collier was a prodigious and prolific businessman in every sense of the word. In this (almost) birthday tribute, Museum Manager Thomas Lockyear will celebrate Mr. Collier’s uncanny commercial acumen and explore some of his lesser-known ventures including bus lines, banks, newspapers, a telephone company, a chain of hotels, and even a steamship line. Also included will be a discussion of Mr. Collier’s development of the Radium Springs Spa and Resort in Georgia and Luna Park Amusement Center at Coney Island, New York.