MID-CENTURY MODERN IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA

Trailways Building : Bus Depot & Beach Cab Co.

Nelson A. Faerber

Built
1962

Under their ownership, Collier Corporation ensured that Tamiami Trailways always operated the most up-to-date buses and built new, modern terminals throughout Florida and Georgia.

This modern single story mixed-use building was designed with high clerestory windows protected with deep overhangs to maximize daylight but reduce direct sunlight. A vertical stone element, reminiscent of earlier Frank Lloyd Wright designs, identifies the main entrance and served as a signboard for Tamiami Trailways, the main tenant.

Original tenants were the Trailways Bus Depot, the Naples Beach Cab Co, an engineer's office and the Bus Station Restaurant.

Events

11.11.11

EXHIBIT OPENING
learning from modern: a celebration of mid-century design
11.17.11

LECTURE
paul rudolph + the modern architecture of swfl
12.07.11

WALKING TOUR
downtown fort myers + reception
12 : 8 : 2011

LECTURE
mid-century furniture classics
3 : 24 : 2012

AIA Bus Tour to Venice

McMo_SWFL

Learning from Modern : A Celebration of Mid-Century Design

McMo SWFL explores and identifies Southwest Florida structures built fifty to sixty years ago. Some have remained standing for more than half a century, while others have perished, but all provide the opportunity to see what has survived in this harsh climate and what has not, what still works and why, and learn which building methods and materials are best for Southwest Florida. Closely examining this earlier indigenous architecture will furnish insight into why and what buildings really work in a sub-tropical environment. The aim is not only to look back and admire these beautiful structures but also to take the opportunity to define what good design means in Southwest Florida - in order to build more effectively and appropriately for the future.