By SCOTT TAYLOR HARTZELL © St. Petersburg Times, published May 2, 2001 GULFPORT — Local beachgoers owe R.W. Caldwell Sr. waves of thanks. In 1939, Caldwell led the drive to dredge the shore from 54th to 58th streets S. “The beach as you know it is what he created,” R.W. Caldwell Jr. said recently. […]
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By Times staff writer © St. Petersburg Times, published June 4, 2000 The St. Petersburg branch of the NAACP held its 67th annual awards banquet Saturday evening, honoring individuals for contributions to the organization and the community. About 400 people attended the event at the St. Petersburg Bayfront Hilton. The awards were presented by
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By Andrew Meacham, Times Staff WriterTampa Bay TimesIn Print: Thursday, July 9, 2009 GULFPORT — R.W. Caldwell didn’t just develop Gulfport, he lived there, putting down roots in its sandy soil. He lived for the outdoors and fishing — priorities that never changed even as his company became one of the Tampa Bay area’s
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By Mark Puente, Times Staff WriterMark Puente, Tampa Bay Times In Print: Monday, June 4, 2012 GULFPORT — Walking into Poul Hornsleth’s office is like traveling back four decades. Desks and chairs resemble furniture from the Barney Miller sitcom, the long-running TV series in the 1970s. Obsolete electronics fill a desk. A window air
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e entire Caldwell Family was truly honored and appreciative when three generations of R.W. Caldwell’s were recognized by the city of Gulfport with the naming of the park off 64th Street and Gulfport Boulevard in their honor on April 18, 2009.
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