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| The old bridge. |
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| Chemstrand / Monsanto plant |
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| Bell Flying Service Hangar at the airport |
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| Firehouse Drive Inn |
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| Wayside Park |
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| Charles` first fishing rod |
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| Shriner and frequent candidate for Sheriff, O.E. "Tex" Edwards, entertaining some majorettes during the Fiesta parade. |
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| In addition to passenger service, Tucker "ten cent" Taxi`s often delivered "spirits for medicinal purposes" to church-going ladies in East Hill. |
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| With $3,500 Hank, John, and Bea Ledford purchased the building, opened The Old Firehouse (seating 30) and a drive-in famous for sandwich-stealing seagulls. |
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| For seven decades, Bartel`s (120 South I St.), produced wines with local scuppernongs, red grapes, and blackberries, in their basement. |
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| Bayview Park on Lake Texar (later Bayou Texar) was for boat races, square-dancing, waterside movies, and impressing your date by jumping from the top platform. |
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| Driving through Brownsville on Cervates. On the right, Woerner`s Restaurant, where you could often find "The Florida Boys" gospel quartet. |
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| After a long arrangement with local bootleggers, Carpenter`s (Barrancas Ave; phone GLendale 5-2171) obtained Florida Liquor License #001. Their clientele included Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball. |
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| The Famous Drive-In (Cervantes & Alcaniz) served homemade pie (15 cents), a Deluxe hamburger (25 cents), the "Dagwood," and "the best butter grilled sandwiches in all of Pensacola." |
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| The Fiesta of Five Flags included a parade on Palafox Street, where candy was tossed to kids, the Sheriff`s Posse pranced, and ended with Washington High band, led by their high-stepping, 7 ft. drum major. |
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| Hannah`s Soda Fountain (Gregory & Palafox) served root beer floats and had the first P`cola pharmacy with curb service. |
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| Harrell`s Drug Store (17 S Palafox) was the first P`cola Rexall franchise, and the first to sell Faberge cosmetics and Russell Stover candy. 30 cents got you a sandwich and cup of coffee. |
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| If it was a horror movie, it was at the Isis Theatre (Palafox & Garden). Costumed "monsters" were hired to run the aisles and add to the excitement. |
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