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Ads of The Day

The other day, your editor was looking for some information in a copy of a 1913 Sarasota Times newspaper, and he could not keep from browsing the advertisements.

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Where Am I?

Well, my dear friends and history buffs, I was a pretty gingerbread house, and I belonged to Col. John Hamilton Gillespie and his lovely wife, Blanche. Now, the Colonel had several homes over the years, and I was his second.

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Entertainment Opportunity (IES)

The lack of entertainment opportunities has been a complaint often voiced by youthful members of just about every community. Growing up in Sarasota, us young'ns, back in the '30s and '40s, had...

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Send a E-Postcard

Step right up folks for your refreshing taste of vintage Sarasota postcards that you may email to your friends and family. We have chosen 20 to start with, for you to try out.

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Meet the 'other' Ringling

Who is Ringling Boulevard named after in Sarasota? If you thought John Ringling of Circus and Museum fame you'd be wrong. It was his brother Charles Ringling. He played a key role in the development of the downtown area.

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Saturday, March 6, 2010

Sarasota Journal

On This Day in 1917 -

Sarasota voters passed a bond issue by a 59 to 1 vote (no one ever fessed up to being the odd voter) to raise $40,000 to buy the arcade and dock at the foot of Main Street for the City.

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photo: A Westmore Tenant House & The Smith/Freeman Home

A Westmore Tenant House & The Smith/Freeman Home

The Westmore Tenant House & Smith/Freeman Home is located at 1913 Datura Street in DeSota Park Subdivision.

The Mediterranean Revival/Spanish Eclectic Style was the most popular style built during Florida and Sarasota's Land Boom.

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photo: Casey's Pass

Casey's Pass

The fragile lands surrounding this pass were settled thousands of years ago by prehistoric Indians. Over time, storms and currents changed the land, and the original Floridians' villages were lost. The 1851 U.S. Coast and Geodetic chart labeled Casey's Pass. Later, a military map slipped the name onto the island to the north, and it remains Casey Key.

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photo: Bertha Palmer Adds Cowboy to her Estate

Bertha Palmer Adds Cowboy to her Estate

The Chicago Journal has the following article on “Big Bill” Ferguson, who has taken charge of Mrs. Potter Palmer’s ranch along both sides of the Myakka River: 

A cowboy chaperon has been called as Cerberus for the citrus groves and white-sanded beaches upon Mrs. Potter Palmer’s small southern kingdom at Osprey, Fla.

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