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Shoppers at Bealls
No full textThis image depicts Bealls shoppers during the grand opening in their newly opened Manatee West location at 6355 Manatee Ave W, Bradenton. Bealls renovated the building at the Fountain Court Plaza, which was formerly home to Walmart
Girl Scout Troop #18 Bake Cookies
No full textAmanda Holleran and Cab Fayre from Girl Scout Troop #18 bake cookies to serve at Our Daily Brea
Harvesting Tomatoes at Harllee Farms
No full textA man gathers tomatoes at Harllee Farm. The farm was founded in the 1930s by the Harllees. They remained an important family in the agricultural industry for nearly a century. The family sold the final part of their tomato business, Harllee Packing House, in 2020
Exterior of Longboat Key Art Center
No full textExterior of the Longboat Key Center for the Arts, formerly at 6860 Longboat Dr S, Longboat Ke
Martin's Barber Shop
No full textMartin Welch, owner of Martin's Barber Shop in Bradenton, cuts the hair of Dane Denton. The barber shop has been located at 1110 14th St. W. since the 1970
Mi Casita Restaurant Interior
No full textA young woman clears a table at Mi Casita Mexican-American restaurant, 1121 Cortez Rd W. Mi Casita opened in Cortez Plaza in 1998 by Alex Rodriguez, a local car lot and beauty shop owner. The restaurant became known as Mi Casita Cuban Restaurant and in 2003 was purchased by Luiz Ortiz, who added Caribbean dishes and changed the name back to just Mi Casita. The restaurant closed in 2012
Florida Cracker House in Ona
No full textRoger Ulrich and his mother-in-law, Alline Flemming, stand outside their Florida Cracker-style home in Ona
Planet Fun Interior
No full textInterior of Planet Fun, Ride & Roll, billed as Florida's largest indoor amusement park for children younger than 12. Planet Fun was located at 3611 First St. E. across from the DeSoto Square Mall in the DeSoto Junction Plaza. The amusement center closed in 2003
Shoppers Enjoy Ellenton Premium Outlets
No full textShoppers walk around the new expansion at Ellenton Premium Outlets, an outdoor shopping mal
Regal Empress at Port Manatee
No full textGuests board the Regal Empress, a cruise ship that operated out of Port Manatee from 1993 to 2003