Irene Gatewood models the Punta Gorda High School girls' basketball team uniform. Varsity games were played on the lawn of the Hotel Punta Gorda, which is shown in the background.

This undated photo shows a group of young people posed with a basketball on the grounds of the Hotel Punta Gorda. The hotel grounds were used as playing fields in the off-season.

This post card shows a photo of the Punta Gorda City Park playground prior to Hurricane Donna in 1960. The playground was located where the Charlotte Events Center is sited now.

This undated, two-part "Scoreboard" clipping gives the results of a Boy Scouts' basketball game in which Fort Myers defeated Punta Gorda, 27-16. The Fort Myers players were Clyde Richardson, Charlie Russell, Vernon Kelly, Russell Wintle and Billy Fort. The local team players were Russell Hales, William Persons, Red Johnson, Gerald Cleveland, Jimmie Taylor, Buster Crosland and Marshal Robinson.