Jefferson Street (1913) looking east. The bank building on the left still stands as Truist Bank. The famed Varnada Hotel is down the street. Carriages and early cars are few on the new brick streets that Sunday. There have always been three main streets in Brooksville, Main Street, Broad Street and Jefferson Street. We have done pictorial and historical essays on Main and Broad in the past but never one exclusively on Jefferson Street. This issue brings photos covering nearly

1952 ad found in a Brooksvile magazine shows the efforts of cigarette manufacturers to allay the fears of consumers after it was proven that smoking causes cancer. Other manufacturers would also feature movie stars, recording artists and famous sports figures touting how safe they were Advertising has always held a special place with me. I majored in Advertising/English at the University of Florida in 1968 and have been involved in it ever since. As a kid, I was always fascin

The newly paved State Road 5 (later to become US 41) 1925. This is South Broad Street heading north into downtown. The Road. The road is the road of life. It leads us to many cities and towns across America. Each one leading to an adventure in our lives. This is a pictorial essay of the development of roads in Brooksville and Hernando County history. From dirt roads of the 1800's to the roads we have today. It is the old roads and US or state highways that capture the charact

Our 1953 cover photo will bring back many memories of that old orange Gulf sign. This is Webb's Gulf Station, US 41 N. & Old Crystal River Road, there from 1939 until late 1970s. Pictured is Elwood Webb Sr., who began the station in 1939 and remained in business for nearly 40 years. It also served as a convenience store for those near Lake Lindsey and North Brooksville. This issue features our famous Old Photo Review of classic old photos, ads and other cultural artifacts. Th