Economy
The Wall Street Journal selected Sanibel and Captiva Islands as one of the 10 Best Places for Second Homes in 2010.
The Bubble Room was built on Captiva Island in 1979 by the Farqhuarson family. It is a multi-themed restaurant featuring old toys from the 1930’s and 1940’s and the collection continues to grow each day. The Bubble Room plays music from the 1920’s, 1930’s, and 1940’s. The Bubble Room was one of the first establishments on Captiva Island to originate the bright pastel colors now widely used there.
FOOD: Pepperidge Farm created a cookie in honor of the island. It is a Dark Chocolate Brownie cookie called Captiva.
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Famous quotes containing the word economy:
“Unaware of the absurdity of it, we introduce our own petty household rules into the economy of the universe for which the life of generations, peoples, of entire planets, has no importance in relation to the general development.”
—Alexander Herzen (1812–1870)