Lehigh Acres, a community in Florida that was started as a tax shelter in the mid-1950s by Chicago businessman Lee Ratner.

Lehigh Acres got its start in the mid-1950s when Chicago businessman Lee Ratner needed a tax shelter.

Gerald Gould was the president of the corporation that developed Lehigh Acres which began in business in 1954.

In 1997, nearly 90% of Lehigh Acres' lots remained vacant.

Property values in Lehigh Acres dropped 25% in 2008, and another 50% in 2009.

A street grid for a planned housing development named Lehigh Acres was eventually built over the area formerly occupied by Buckingham's runways in the 1950s.

Started by local businessmen, this station originally broadcasted from a 1,000 foot tower in Lehigh Acres which increased to 1,500 feet in 1983.

Located between East Fort Myers and Lehigh Acres, the land already contains over 60 buildings and housing for 300 people.

In addition to tornadoes, severe thunderstorms produced strong wind gusts that damaged at least three homes near Lehigh Acres.

Continuing east, the route interchanges with Interstate 75 west of Lehigh Acres and becomes known as Lee Boulevard.