Talk of The Villages Florida

Talk of The Villages Florida (https://www.talkofthevillages.com/forums/)
-   The Villages, Florida, General Discussion (https://www.talkofthevillages.com/forums/villages-florida-general-discussion-73/)
-   -   Village Names (https://www.talkofthevillages.com/forums/villages-florida-general-discussion-73/village-names-50984/)

Bill-n-Brillo 03-29-2012 08:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by daca55 (Post 473227)
:undecided: I wonder who the Village of Buttonwood is named after?

Perhaps this???

Buttonwood

Bill :)

daca55 03-29-2012 08:29 PM

Thanks Bill. For the info.

Bob :bowdown:

vj1213 03-29-2012 08:34 PM

The new maps are available at the sales centers

Bill-n-Brillo 03-29-2012 08:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by daca55 (Post 473238)
Thanks Bill. For the info.

Bob :bowdown:

No problem, Bob. It's just an educated guess - but it seems to fit!

Bill :)

Ebsmom 03-29-2012 09:17 PM

Thanks Bill for the map link...and its good to know the new maps are also out for purchase... Its looking promising that we passed our Home Inspection...getting closer and closer to that closing April 30th for our buyers! When we hand over the keys I will feel much better but somewhat sad to say goodbye to our home of nearly 20 yrs. Hope to be meeting many of you in the months ahead!
Ebsmom~Bev:2excited:

cappyjon431 03-29-2012 09:41 PM

I live in Alhambra, I'm assuming it's named after the beautiful city in Spain.

Interestingly, I grew up in Coral Gables, Florida (nicknamed "The City Beautiful") where the large majority of street names come from the names of Spanish towns and cities. My boyhood home was on Alhambra Boulevard, so in some ways, I've come full circle.

Quixote 03-29-2012 11:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by salpal (Post 472902)
Recently I read a book called "The Paris Wife" about Ernest Hemingway's first wife, Hadley Hemingway. I wondered if that was the origin of those two villages names.

Elizabeth Hadley Richardson was the full name of Ernest Hemingway's first wife. The Village of Hemingway was indeed named after the author, while the Village of Hadley was similarly named after his first wife who throughout her life was called 'Hadley' (not 'Elizabeth').

Note that Hemingway's granddaughters are also represented in the village named for him: Margaux and Mariel.

And yes, the Village of Winifred was named after Arnold Palmer's first wife, Winifred Walzer, who died 12 or 13 years ago.

The Villages is for sure filled with trivia!

fwpc3 04-01-2012 11:28 AM

Pine Hills Place in Winifred has neither pines nor hills but there is a Pine Hills ,Florida an Orlando suburb.

keithwand 04-01-2012 02:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fwpc3 (Post 474125)
Pine Hills Place in Winifred has neither pines nor hills but there is a Pine Hills ,Florida an Orlando suburb.

ALSO known as Crime Hills by us Orlandoans.


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 03:16 AM.

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
Search Engine Optimisation provided by DragonByte SEO v2.0.32 (Pro) - vBulletin Mods & Addons Copyright © 2025 DragonByte Technologies Ltd.