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fortitude
FOR THE NEW YEAR
by Lois Bolin
Old Naples Historian
“O ut with the old and in with the THE OLD NAPLES WALKING MAP LOIS HELPED TO CREATE IN 2010.
new” is the underpinning of every
New Year’s resolution; but as most
resolutions seems to go in one year and out the
other, why bother at all? would showcase the new Times Square. Mr. Palmer hired sign-maker Artkraft Strauss to
Perhaps, it is because we are a culture of build a 700 pound wood-and-iron ball that was five feet in diameter and illuminated by
hope — Pollyannas who 100 25-watt bulbs. The publicity stunt was such a success that it still endures today as, “the
still believe that maybe ty of all parties.”
par
someday we will actually At the millennium celebration at the Crossroads of the World in 2000, the New
accomplish our goals we Year’s Eve Ball was completely redesigned by Waterford Crystal and Philips Lighting. It
set every January. Perhaps combined the crystal ball with the latest in lighting technology and the most traditional of
it is in our DNA. Festivities materials to remind us of our past as we looked towards the new millennium.
surrounding resolutions The theme for the 2015 NYE is the “Gift of Fortitude.” More precious than physical
might, fortitude embodies the characteristics of resolve, courage and spirit so we can
have been essential to
ringing in the New Year harness the tenacity, character and grit needed to triumph over adversity or the taunting of
since 2000 B.C., when Babylonians held semi- Grace & Shelly’s Cupcakes or those Charlotte Thomas linens muting the call of Nike or
annual festivals around the spring and autumn our doubts which cast shadows over our dreams.
equinoxes. The key to fulfilling those resolutions lies in aligning our intentions (goals) with our
Then again, perhaps it is because of another values, fortified daily with ‘focusing’ inspirations. To find inspiration you need look no
tradition that dates back to 153 B.C., when the further than your own back yard to local history – to the place where intentions launched
face of the mythical king of early Rome, Janus, one of the most sought out destinations in the world today.
was placed at the head of the calendar in such Destinations such as Third Street South, where pioneers once slept in thatched huts
as way that he could look back on past events until cottages with no air conditioning were built or Crayton Cove, where memories of
and forward to the future, thus making him an houseboats served as business offices and icehouses serves as bedrooms.
ancient symbol for resolutions. Inspiration abounds in Naples first industrial district, 10th Street South, whose numerous
lumberyards built homes as well as dreams and of course 5th Avenue South, which sprang
Resolutions, with symbolic rituals, are
intended to set us on the right foot each New from the resolve of WWII veterans after their inspiring defeat of the mightiest villains the
Year and to affect the quality good luck we world had even seen.
expect for the coming year. Some say that On the Old Naples Waterfront, around Tin City, Bayfront and Port-O-Call, memories
private parties sprang from the notion that of pioneers working on commercial fishing boats offloading their haul at the fish processing
the first visitor on New Year’s Day could bring plants while bobcats chasing children on their bikes at night, still linger.
either good or bad luck the rest of the year. To learn more about Naples Frontier Fortitude, look for my upcoming Wednesdays on
While New Year’s Eve celebrations in Times the Waterfront Lectures sponsored by Life in Naples and McQuaid Company Real Estate
Square began in 1904, perhaps due to the first Services on January 21, February 18, March 18 and April 15 from 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. at
subway line opening that year, the dropping 464 Bayfront Place. Reservations at 239.594.2978 are preferred to guesstimate how many
of a lighted ball began in 1907, when Adolph Frontier and Tamiami-Tinis will be needed.
S. Ochs (no relations to our Collier County This year, on the site where Calusa once roamed, where railroad cars switched directions
manager), publisher of the New York Times, to take freshly canned fish and clams to those Northern tourists who longed for the freshness
of paradise, you can fortify your new intentions with the pioneering spirit of those, who
asked his chief engineer, Walter Palmer, to
design a spectacular show for the evening that every New Year’s Eve laid plans that created the magic in this place we call home.
40 Life in Naples | January 2015
fortitude
FOR THE NEW YEAR
by Lois Bolin
Old Naples Historian
“O ut with the old and in with the THE OLD NAPLES WALKING MAP LOIS HELPED TO CREATE IN 2010.
new” is the underpinning of every
New Year’s resolution; but as most
resolutions seems to go in one year and out the
other, why bother at all? would showcase the new Times Square. Mr. Palmer hired sign-maker Artkraft Strauss to
Perhaps, it is because we are a culture of build a 700 pound wood-and-iron ball that was five feet in diameter and illuminated by
hope — Pollyannas who 100 25-watt bulbs. The publicity stunt was such a success that it still endures today as, “the
still believe that maybe ty of all parties.”
par
someday we will actually At the millennium celebration at the Crossroads of the World in 2000, the New
accomplish our goals we Year’s Eve Ball was completely redesigned by Waterford Crystal and Philips Lighting. It
set every January. Perhaps combined the crystal ball with the latest in lighting technology and the most traditional of
it is in our DNA. Festivities materials to remind us of our past as we looked towards the new millennium.
surrounding resolutions The theme for the 2015 NYE is the “Gift of Fortitude.” More precious than physical
might, fortitude embodies the characteristics of resolve, courage and spirit so we can
have been essential to
ringing in the New Year harness the tenacity, character and grit needed to triumph over adversity or the taunting of
since 2000 B.C., when Babylonians held semi- Grace & Shelly’s Cupcakes or those Charlotte Thomas linens muting the call of Nike or
annual festivals around the spring and autumn our doubts which cast shadows over our dreams.
equinoxes. The key to fulfilling those resolutions lies in aligning our intentions (goals) with our
Then again, perhaps it is because of another values, fortified daily with ‘focusing’ inspirations. To find inspiration you need look no
tradition that dates back to 153 B.C., when the further than your own back yard to local history – to the place where intentions launched
face of the mythical king of early Rome, Janus, one of the most sought out destinations in the world today.
was placed at the head of the calendar in such Destinations such as Third Street South, where pioneers once slept in thatched huts
as way that he could look back on past events until cottages with no air conditioning were built or Crayton Cove, where memories of
and forward to the future, thus making him an houseboats served as business offices and icehouses serves as bedrooms.
ancient symbol for resolutions. Inspiration abounds in Naples first industrial district, 10th Street South, whose numerous
lumberyards built homes as well as dreams and of course 5th Avenue South, which sprang
Resolutions, with symbolic rituals, are
intended to set us on the right foot each New from the resolve of WWII veterans after their inspiring defeat of the mightiest villains the
Year and to affect the quality good luck we world had even seen.
expect for the coming year. Some say that On the Old Naples Waterfront, around Tin City, Bayfront and Port-O-Call, memories
private parties sprang from the notion that of pioneers working on commercial fishing boats offloading their haul at the fish processing
the first visitor on New Year’s Day could bring plants while bobcats chasing children on their bikes at night, still linger.
either good or bad luck the rest of the year. To learn more about Naples Frontier Fortitude, look for my upcoming Wednesdays on
While New Year’s Eve celebrations in Times the Waterfront Lectures sponsored by Life in Naples and McQuaid Company Real Estate
Square began in 1904, perhaps due to the first Services on January 21, February 18, March 18 and April 15 from 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. at
subway line opening that year, the dropping 464 Bayfront Place. Reservations at 239.594.2978 are preferred to guesstimate how many
of a lighted ball began in 1907, when Adolph Frontier and Tamiami-Tinis will be needed.
S. Ochs (no relations to our Collier County This year, on the site where Calusa once roamed, where railroad cars switched directions
manager), publisher of the New York Times, to take freshly canned fish and clams to those Northern tourists who longed for the freshness
of paradise, you can fortify your new intentions with the pioneering spirit of those, who
asked his chief engineer, Walter Palmer, to
design a spectacular show for the evening that every New Year’s Eve laid plans that created the magic in this place we call home.
40 Life in Naples | January 2015
