Imagine a summer afternoon with temperatures in the 90s, high humidity and no air conditioning. For most of the area’s history, that wasn’t unusual. Long before central air became standard, residents relied on architecture, ingenuity and the natural environment to stay comfortable during Florida’s hottest months.
Florida summers have always been hot.
Long before air conditioning was standard in every Florida household, local residents faced the same challenge we do every summer: how do you stay comfortable when it’s 92 degrees with enough humidity to steam a pudding?…