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Marco Eagle: Spanning the years

Ivan Burley turning the old swing bridge to allow a boat to sail under the bridge in Goodland. The swing bridge was eventually replaced in the 1970s. Submitted courtesy of Craig Woodward

Ivan Burley turning the old swing bridge to allow a boat to sail under the bridge in Goodland. The swing bridge was eventually replaced in the 1970s.
Submitted courtesy of Craig Woodward

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  • 1968, Craig Woodward, 12, and mom, Glenellen Woodward, 81, stand on their newly purchased vacant lot at 1136 Edington in Old Marco. The Woodwards, including father Arthur and twin Mark, built a house on the lot. They sold the home, which was knocked down, and now the lot is once again vacant 40 years later. Submitted by the Woodward Family
  • Craig Woodward, 52, and mom Glenellen Woodward, 81, stand in the lot of their old family home at 1136 Edington Place in Old Marco. The lot, no longer owned by the Woodward family, is vacant once again just as it was in 1968 when they purchased it to build their home, which has since been knocked down. In 1968, the Woodwards were building the third home on the street and now it is the site of the only vacant lot on Edington Place. Kelly Farrell/ Staff
  • The Eagle changes in size, shape and color through its 40 year history on Marco Island. Kelly Farrell/ Staff
  • Ivan Burley turning the old swing bridge to allow a boat to sail under the bridge in Goodland. The swing bridge was eventually replaced in the 1970s. Submitted courtesy of Craig Woodward
  • The Jolley Bridge under construction in 1969. At the time the bridge was called the Marco Bridge and its construction took 14 miles off the trip between Marco Island and Naples as it became the preferred route for many. Submited Betsy Perdichizzi
  • Ivan Burley looks on as the old swing bridge in Goodland is being replaced by a new bridge in the 1970s. Burley operated the swing bridge for nine years by walking around the 80-pound key crank 20 times to open the bridge. Photo taken from The Islander, a Marco Eagle publication. Courtesy of Craig Woodward
  • 1968, the Woodward family takes a family photo at the site of their new home in Old Marco on Edington. (Left to right) Twins Craig and Mark, 12 and mother Glenellen Woodward. Father Arthur Woodward took the photo. Submitted Woodward family
  • The cover of the Winter 1970 Islander, a publication of the Marco Island Eagle, shows the view of the Jolley Bridge with fewer buildings marking the skyline than they do today. Courtesy of Craig Woodward
  • Craig Woodward, 52, and mom Glenellen Woodward, 81, stand in the lot of their old family home at 1136 Edington Place in Old Marco. The lot, no longer owned by the Woodward family, is vacant once again just as it was in 1968 when they purchased it to build their home, which has since been knocked down. In 1968, the Woodwards were building the third home on the street and now it is the site of the only vacant lot on Edington Place. Kelly Farrell/ Staff

Photographs of 'then and now' through the Marco Eagle's 40 years on Marco Island.

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