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Florida – Life Before Air Conditioning

Florida – Life Before Air Conditioning

It’s difficult to imagine that people lived here in the tropical atmosphere of Southwest Florida before there was such a thing as air conditioning. The truth is, we all are quite spoiled these days. While it may be 98 degrees outside with 75% humidity, we move quickly from our air-conditioned vehicles right on into our cool comfortable homes or well-chilled businesses. We do not have to roast. Back in the old days, this wasn’t the case at all. If you…

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Air Conditioning Makes Southwest Florida Livable

Air Conditioning Makes Southwest Florida Livable

Can you imagine living here in Florida without air conditioning? Up until the late 1920’s, that was the everyday reality. Air condition revolutionized the way we live. Comfortable is the new norm. Interestingly air conditionings’ start had absolutely nothing to do with comfort. In 1902 a Lithography company, Sackett & Wilhelms, in trying to do printing, became frustrated with humidity levels because ink would not dry properly.   This was the start of 4 color printing (CMYK – Cyan Magenta…

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