Lemmon Lines #196

Issue 196 • July 10-16, 2018

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REARVIEW MIRROR: A look at the history of the Barber Bridge

The original Merrill P. Barber Bridge, made of steel The bridge built and named for Barber was a drawbridge
and concrete for $800,000, was dedicated March 18, 1951. connecting the mainland to the barrier island in a straight
It was named for one of Vero Beach’s most prominent line. It replaced, and was to the south of, the old Vero
businessmen and politicians. bridge, built in 1920 and made of cabbage palm pilings and
Barber came to Vero Beach from Missouri with his family wooden planks.
in 1913 when he
was 3 years old. The current
He attended the four-lane, fixed-
University of Florida span, mile-long
and established a Barber Bridge was
grower’s supply completed in 1995
store in Vero Beach for $25.5 million
in 1935. He was a and replaced the
director of the Indian drawbridge that was
River Citrus Bank and elected its president in 1948. in frequent disrepair.
Much of the original was sunk to be a reef; the steel span
He was Vero Beach’s eighth mayor, from December 1947 was sold to Disney and went to Walt Disney World.
to December 1949. He was a member of the state Senate
from 1954-58 and from 1963-68. – Source: The Press Journal and “A History of Indian River County”
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Story behind the photo:
In an allegorical sense, this
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LEMMON DROPS: Burger King looking for more locations in Indian River County

Six bite-size Lemmon Drops to nibble on while waiting were submitted, and the county is
for the debate to intensify over the Supreme Court nominee: waiting for the formal application.
Both locations are interesting in their
• It appears Burger King is bullish on Indian River County. own right. At U.S. 1 and 53rd Street, the
We currently have four Burger Kings, and three more Burger King would be on southbound
might be coming our way. U.S. 1 – it would be the only fast-food
chain on southbound U.S. 1 for roughly
The three new locations are in the early stages of the a 15-mile stretch. (There’s a McDonald’s
county’s approval process, so they’re far from a done deal. across the street, on northbound U.S. 1.) Russ Lemmon

However, in Sebastian, the demolition of a former At South Vero Square, Burger King is looking at
bank building at U.S. 1 and Roseland Road was a big step demolishing a former bank building – just like it did in
forward. Of the three locations, this one is the furthest along Sebastian – and building a 3,000 square foot restaurant with
in the process. a drive-thru.
Within the past few years, Burger King built a new
Burger King is also interested in a site at U.S. 1 and 53rd restaurant in Sebastian on County Road 512 (near the
Street and a spot in South Vero Square, according to the intersection of CR 510). It also recently remodeled two
county’s Current Development department. restaurants in Vero Beach.
Burger King began franchising nearly 60 years ago.
Again, it’s far from certain. Through the years, Burger King and Wendy’s have fought
I liked how Patrick Murphy, a senior planner with the
county, put it. He said Burger King is “kicking the tires” to
see if those locations fit into their plans. Pre-applications

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for the No. 2 burger place in America. McDonald’s is an • Nest at the end of June.
Remember the Vero Beach Dodgers? Their final year in
• undisputed No. 1. the Florida State League was 2006.
Finding someone to replace Penny Chandler as president
of the Indian River Chamber of Commerce took longer than Chuck Balnius, a former colleague at the Press Journal,
expected, but Dori Stone will be taking over the position on reports there are only five VB Dodgers still playing in the
Aug. 6. major leagues.

Stone has been the director of planning and development They are Carlos Santana, Matt Kemp, Russell Martin, A.J.
for the city of Winter Park for the past 8½ years. Ellis and Adrian Beltre.

In 2015, Winter Park magazine named Stone one of “The Jumbo Diaz is still pitching in Triple-A.
Influentials” in the city.
• Great research, Chuck!
An excerpt from her profile in the magazine: “Stone Ask anyone who drives on 58th Avenue between 26th
describes herself as a facilitator, a communicator, and a and 41th streets, and they’ll tell you it’s going to be a l-o-n-g
hands-on manager who emphasizes personal involvement six months. (That’s how long the section of 58th Avenue is
expected to be closed for the $3 million road-reconstruction
• and ‘making sure all the right people are at the table.’”
Eagle’s Nest, the popular restaurant at the Sebastian • project, which started last week.)
Municipal Golf Course, is looking for a new tenant. Last For Northerners, Florida is a great place to escape an
August, Wesley Campbell, the owner of Mo-Bay Grill in unbearable winter.
Sebastian, agreed to operate Eagle’s Nest and pay the city
$3,500 in monthly rent. However, he decided to close Eagle’s Perhaps we should market ourselves as a summer getaway
too – after all, the temperature here has never hit 100 in July.

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FROM AFAR: Nothing quite like a trip home

I moved to the West Coast three years ago. Being clouds built like cathedrals. The Indian River, with
away from a place for a length of time, however its reflective surface like cut, black glass, snaking its
small, allows you to return and see it with fresh eyes. way through hidden mangroves; the beaches, where
Having been born and raised in Florida, my sense of shells with every hue imaginable were scattered like
normalcy included pristine beaches, mangrove so many delicate jewels; and the ocean: the blue
forests, flip-flops, and alligators. waters where dolphin swam and sea turtles bobbed.
People on the West Coast often ask me if alligators In the midst of all this, the crown jewel of McKee
are “actually a thing.” Lindsay LaJoie Botanical Garden sits, a lush collection of lilies,
They’re actually “a thing,” I tell them. They look alarmed. orchids, palms, and a memory of an Old Florida gone, but
They’re nowhere near as bad as the iguanas, though, I add. not forgotten.
They look horrified. Florida is truly a paradise, so unlike anything else in
Returning to Florida after some time, I stepped off its vibrancy.
the plane and felt that thick wall of humidity hit me and Even though I am a native, I now find myself in the
heard the usual roll of the afternoon thunderstorms, so same camp as the snowbirds, understanding that time and
predictable you could set your watch by it, and I thought: distance do much to sharpen the appreciation of a place,
this is paradise. and my “normal” wasn’t normal at all. It was extraordinary.
I could not help but marvel at this world that I had been
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Beyond the Top 500 Fun facts

Russ Lemmon, who loves music (and lists), has already published The warmest July on record
his Top 500 favorite songs of all-time. Now, the list continues in in Vero Beach? It was 2005,
the opposite direction. with an average temperature of
83.7 degrees.
561. “Hotel California”
(1977) The Eagles The coolest July? It
562. “Here Without You” was 1974, with an average
(2003) 3 Doors Down temperature of 79.1 degrees.
563. “Time After Time”
(1984) Cyndi Lauper – Source: National Weather Service

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