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Sunshine Memories

We Were Always Working and Building

We're more than just a pretty beach town.

December 28, 2016 Published in the January 2017 issue of Sarasota Magazine

A bronze replica of Michelangelo's David was installed in the museum courtyard shortly before it opened in 1946. The statue is now the official symbol of the city.

Photography by Sarasota County Historical Resources

Barber Robert "Bud" Thomas was one of many small business owners in Newtown back in the 1980s.

Photography by Courtesy Ed James

Spring training has always been in Sarasota's DNA. Here the Red sox get ready to play in the mid-1950s.

Photography by Sarasota County Historical Resources

Amish visitors study local agriculture techniques, 1941.

Photography by Library of Congress/Wolcott

Florida Power and Light had an enormous electrical plant at 10th Street and U.S. 41, where Centennial Park now stands.

Photography by Sarasota County Historical Resources

An iconic photo of a Sarasota Tupperware party in 1958.

Photography by State Archives of Florida/Steinmetz

Some things never change: a Sarasota Publix in 1958.

Photography by State Archives of Florida/Steinmetz

Amish restaurants have always been part of Sarasota. Here's the Pinecraft Eat'n House, circa 1950.

Photography by Sarasota County Historical Resources

Paul Rudolph's famous Cocoon House under construction on Siesta Key in 1948.

Photography by State Archives of Florida/Steinmetz

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We're more than just a pretty beach town.

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The Ringling, Paul Rudolph, Spring Training, Baseball, Pinecraft, Publix
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