Old Soul

Sarasota’s Historic Pearsall House Lists for Just Under $4 Million

In Avondale, the century-old Pearsall House blends historic detail, a sympathetic expansion and thoughtful updates that allow a 1920s home function in the present.

04/10/2026 By Kim Doleatto

Going Up

Sarasota's Skyline Rose in Stucco and Barrel Tile

The results left Sarasota with a built environment that was theatrical and forever marked by the speculative optimism that evaporated when the boom went bust in 1926.

11/03/2025 By Kim Doleatto

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Vintage Sarasota: City's Purchase Started Civic Center

In the 1930s, the city bought a $15,000 tract of land that would become the Sarasota Civic Center.

08/15/2014 By Larry Kelleher

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Vintage Sarasota: Municipal Auditorium

This week: An aerial view of the Sarasota Municipal Auditorium, circa 1930.

05/08/2013 By Chelsey Lucas