When on Hwy 27 headed south, the red light before you reach the Lake Ashton turn off is Rt 540. I had gone there in 2013 and bought a new car at Red Hoagland Hyundai on 540. The dealer is about 5 miles west of 27, and there were 3 other dealers. There seemed like a lot of businesses when I was there in that area. There was a Walmart on the corner of 27 and 540, because my salesman took me there to fill up the tank in my new car.
That reminds me, in 1956 when I was 6 years old my parents were on vacation and we were staying in Winter Haven. We were going to Cypress Gardens, which had those huge water shows, it is now Legoland and is just a couple of miles past the dealer. The motel we were staying was in a downtown area and on TV they said that Democratic Presidential Candidate Adlai Stevenson campaign bus was stopping in Winter Haven that morning. I don't think my parents were a fan of him, but as it turns out, the bus stop was across the street. We walked over to the location and after a while a bus showed up and when the door opened it was Adlai Stevenson stepping off. I don't think there was more than 5 people there, including my father and myself. I shook his hand and then after a couple of minutes, he got back onboard and they left. Somehow that stayed with me all these years, more than the water show at Cypress Gardens.
Lake Ashton Country Club