Professor Anna Andrzejewski will be delivering her paper, “Building the Dream: How South Florida (USA) Became a Retirement Destination after World War II,” at a conference on Architecture and Real Estate in Zurich, Switzerland in June. The paper will focus on the role of Miami’s Mackle Company, developer of communities such as Port Charlotte, and their key role in shaping retirement communities along Florida’s coastlines.Caption: Vintage postcard of aerial view of Port Charlotte, ca. 1958 (author’s collection)