The Mackle brothers - Elliott, Robert and Frank Jr. - were the developers of the land at Marco Island, Florida

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. In 1962 they purchased most of the site from the heirs of Barron Gift Collier for US$7M and through their development company, The Deltona Corporation, began to transform it into a resort community. It was planned to be a range of luxury accommodation and living in a beach-side resort setting.

Prior to creating Marco Island the brothers had been involved with General Development Corporation, a business that ran a "buy Florida" campaign offering "The Florida Dream" for a $10 down payment followed by $10/month.

The Mackle brothers organised a worldwide advertising campaign for the Island's launch in 1965, which attracted 25,000 people. Brochures listed the waterfront homes priced from $19,800 and inland homes from $14,900; plots for self-development varied from $2,550 for inland and from $5,495 for waterfront sites.

Marco Island is now an upscale community consisting of luxury hotels, such as those operated by Marriott

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 and Hilton, and a range of beachfront, waterfront and inland homes.

Other areas the Mackle brothers developed included:

• Beverly Hills
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• Citrus Springs
• Deltona
• Key Biscayne
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• Marco Island
• Marco Shores
• Pine Ridge
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• Port Charlotte
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• Port St. Lucie
• Seminole Woods
• Spring Hill
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• St. Augustine Shores
• Sunny Hills
• Tampa Palms

Streets with the name Elkcam

All of the major Mackle communities in Florida bear a street with their surname spelled backwards, for example Elkcam Boulevard or Elkcam Circle.