About Southport
- Southport sits on the former Orlando Naval Training Center McCoy Annex, which closed in 1993; the Navy transferred about 200 acres to the City in 1996, which became the Villages of Southport neighborhood. Source
- Southport Park at 3500 Barnstable Place is a 52-acre former Navy recreation area with baseball and softball fields, picnic and playground areas and walking paths, completed in summer 2002. Source
- The Villages of Southport is a 658-unit community divided into five themed villages: Malibu, Portsmouth, Schooner, Island and Bermuda. Source
- The City has been marketing about 235 acres of former Navy land in Southport for redevelopment since 1999; a 2006 vision plan proposed mixed housing and daily-needs shopping. Source