Wilton Manors - Hardcoverby Cynthia Thuma (Author) Whether the residents planned just to spend winters in Wilton Manors or the rest of their lives, it was no matter to E. J. "Ned" Willingham, a Georgian with a grandiose plan for the piny scrublands just outside the growing city of Fort Lauderdale. Willingham was rare among land speculators during the "Florida Frenzy" a scrupulously honest man. He named this development, his favorite, Wilton Manors. Willingham envisioned a