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100 East Government Street

Over one hundred years ago, this side of Government Street would have looked very different than it does today. Until the mid-1900s, Jefferson Street ran north from the wharf and ended here. Pensacola’s elaborate and celebrated Opera House stood on ...

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123-125 East Government Street

John Pfeiffer’s grocery business operated out of the ground floor of this building in the late 18- and early 1900s. When he left home for work each day, John did not have far to go as he and his family ...

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404 South Palafox, "The Bear Block"

This building represents American history, the Industrial Revolution, the advent of the railroad, and Pensacola’s variegated past. Lewis Bear, a Jewish immigrant from Bavaria, delivered groceries, and supplies to Pensacola’s bustling wharves using a two-wheeled cart.  As business flourished, Bear ...

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511 South Palafox

Over the last 120 years or so, the sturdy cast iron front of 511 South Palafox Street has withstood many storms and many tenants. This portion of Palafox, was once a pier extending into the Pensacola Bay. During Pensacola’s lumber ...

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411 South Palafox

If you look at the column on the south end of this building you will see the manufacturer’s marker, Geo. L. Mesker & Co. Iron Works Evansville, IND. Marketing in its infancy is on display as iron foundries impressed logos ...

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409 S Florida

This little building constructed around 1888 was originally occupied by John Sheppard’s Pharmacy. He took advantage of a new building technology to open the front of this pharmacy to bay breezes and abundant natural light. The structural support for the ...

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401 South Palafox

Pfeiffer family members, and there were many of them, loved to construct their buildings with cast iron. This building, now home to a men’s clothing store, was constructed around 1883, by John M. Pfeiffer. The beautiful architectural details on the ...

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300 Block South Palafox

Late at night on July 5, 1880, while most of Pensacola’s citizens were sleeping, flames erupted from Cheap John’s Clothing Store.  The blaze destroyed most of the buildings on this block across from Plaza Ferdinand. Five months later an even ...

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Main Street U.S.A- 1971

Main Street U.S.A in 1971.

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Liberty Square- 1971

Liberty Square and the Haunted Mansion, 1971

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