Talk:The Towers

Are you sure about the tree tunnel? 12th Avenue is on the western side of Bayou Texar... 70.191.219.227 04:05, 16 October 2008 (UTC)

So says Mr. Appleyard. There must have been an early bridge at that spot where the Bayou narrows (same place as the current 12th Avenue bridge). Since there was more infrastructure on the western side at that point, it was probably much easier/cheaper than forging a road through the undeveloped woods of the eastern shore. — admin • talk  04:26, 16 October 2008 (UTC)

The Baars Family Papers in UWF Special Collections apparently include documents about a "Cordova Bridge" which may be what we're talking about. I really need to get out there and do some hard research. — admin • talk  22:53, 31 October 2008 (UTC)

Also, are you sure they called the mansion "Cordova"? Lumbering in Northwest Florida and Alabama by Mr. Appleyard and staff says the home was called "The Towers". dscosson ··· talk 13:19, 27 October 2008 (UTC)

Yeah, I had asked him to confirm the Cordova stuff before I posted it. Maybe it was also called The Towers? I dunno, I'll try to ask him today. — admin • talk  13:52, 27 October 2008 (UTC)

From the aforementioned book: Unfortunately, [Mary Ellison Baars] died (in 1923) before her plans could mature, and the project was mothballed. However, the family did erect a magnificent mansion in Cordova Park which became one of the showplaces of the period between 1910-1930. Called The Towers, it was later to house all of the Baars' sons and their brides..." dscosson • talk 14:02, 27 October 2008 (UTC)

There may be some conflation here. I would guess that "the Towers" was the name given to the proposed clubhouse (pictured in this rendering, circa 1901), which was planned to go up near the Baars' home but I don't think was ever actually built. — admin • talk  16:15, 11 November 2008 (UTC)

I don't think so. Everything I've seen describes "The Towers" as the estate. There are Harvard graduate books that describe the Baars brothers of living at "The Towers, Cordova Park, Pensacola, Florida". But maybe! dscosson • talk 18:33, 11 November 2008 (UTC)

Interesting. Mystery remains unsolved. But that rendering's pretty cool, yeh? — admin • talk  19:58, 11 November 2008 (UTC)

Quite. dscosson • talk 20:24, 11 November 2008 (UTC)