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Where Am I?

Quiz: I was built in the 1920s and served a major purpose for people visiting Sarasota, or part time residents. And, guess what – I am still around, albeit, not for the same purpose. Your challenge today – Where am I?

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The "Smack"

Video: We haven't shown a video in quite awhile, so with all the talk of a new 'Smacks' opening soon, this is a good time to refresh your memory of that fabulous spot.

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The Sarasota Yacht and Automobile Club

Article: In 1912, the newly organized Sarasota Yacht and Automobile Club purchased a 100-foot lot with two-story boathouse on Cedar Point...

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Vintage Living

Real Estate: Explore unique properties in charming neighborhoods. From 1920 bungalows to post modern Sarasota School of Architecture your dream home awaits.

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History On The Go

Mobile Web App: Learn how you can explore Sarasota's history in a whole new way.

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May 17, 2013

Sarasota Journal

On This Day in 1917 (Nemo's News) -

Quite a number of our young men within the age limits of the Select Conscription Act, are beginning to look as solemn as deacons these days, and the development of a patriotic spirit in our section needs to be kindled up, or the trail to the Everglades obstructed. (Some things never change.)

From Yesterday's Sarasota Calendar by Whit Rylee & Tom Payne

Sarasota County History

photo: Arthur T. and Loretta P. Nelson House

Arthur T. and Loretta P. Nelson House

The Arthur T. and Loretta P. Nelson House is located at 4017 Swift Road on the northeast corner of Swift Road and Forest Lane. There are two historic resources on the property: a single story Frame Vernacular Style house with Craftsman influences, and a single-bay, frame garage. The garage was constructed first in approximately 1925, and lived in while the house was constructed in 1926.

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photo: Avondale Heights Subdivision

Avondale Heights Subdivision

In December 1913, Oscar and Alice Burton joined real estate developer and future Sarasota Mayor Arthur B. Edwards (1914-1915 and 1920-1921) and his wife Fannie in selling the land south of Hudson Bayou to the Sarasota Improvement Company. In 1915, the area, recorded as Avondale Heights Subdivision, was advertised as “a place for families of average means.”

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photo: Lord Visualized a Modern Sarasota

Lord Visualized a Modern Sarasota

Joseph H. Lord was a man looking for a good investment. He arrived in Florida in the late 1880s to buy phosphate lands for himself and his associates He first visited the Sarasota area in 1890.

With the coming of the railroad to Sarasota in 1903, Lord turned his focus on purchasing sites around the downtown area.

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