Nature Reclamation – August 18, 2017

Off North Monroe Street, Tallahassee, FL

Off North Monroe Street, Tallahassee, FL
Ah, the old wall of candy and gum machines! There was a bank of these inside the Roses store in DeLand (it wasn’t a “discount” outfit then, it was still middle-of-the-road, I’m sure it was…) when I was a kid that I would covet over for hours (OK, I’m sure my dad only let me linger…
I took a ride south of town this afternoon to see if there was anything already being prepared for the 2017 North Florida Fair, which run November 2 – 12, and sure enough there were a few trailers already being placed in the open field. We had such a good time last year (here and here),…
Built in 1971, this was a 160 unit motel with what was billed as a large lobby area, restaurant and conference rooms. It was two stories with concrete block construction and a brick veneer. The property was 3.4 acres and zoned CP “Commercial” with 400 feet frontage and a full median cut. The 2007 property…
A few snaps from today’s venture to the next-to-last-day of the 2017 North Florida Fair. See it before it was setup in an earlier post here.
Update from March 30, 2015 – The Ming Tree has been demolished and construction is underway on its replacement, Maddio’s Pizza, plus a few other stores.