Welcome to
Our Famed Now & Then Fade-Over Snips
for Sumter County FloridaPast
Which also include Now & Then images
We Need your' help.
If you have any old Sumter County Florida Photographs, that depict buildings, places and even people,
Please share with us, so we can possibly place your' photograph on the map,
while creating one of our Famed Fade-Over-Snips. You can share to our Sumter County FloridaPast Facebook Page.
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If the Title of a Fade-Over-Snip is a Link, it'll bring you to the Facebook post on Sumter County FloridaPast
If you have any old Sumter County Florida Photographs, that depict buildings, places and even people,
Please share with us, so we can possibly place your' photograph on the map,
while creating one of our Famed Fade-Over-Snips. You can share to our Sumter County FloridaPast Facebook Page.
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If the Title of a Fade-Over-Snip is a Link, it'll bring you to the Facebook post on Sumter County FloridaPast
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Over the decades, we have countless time involved preserving history. Which we do it, not only for the love of it, but for our future generations to reflect back, and see what and where we were. If you can, Please give a donation of any kind/amount, which will help us to continue on with our projects.
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Downtown Webster Sumter County Florida 1950s Fade-Over-Snip
Webster School - Fade-Over-Snip
1925-current era
note the old Webster School House in the rear
Visit our Sumter County Now & Then and Back Again Fade Page,
for a couple nice fades of that school
Black n White for those who like
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View Snip of Current Era
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Color to some is better
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Hooten's South Sumter Grocery Store Tarrytown
intersection SR 471 at Highway 50 - east corner
Heading South on SR 471, facing the intersection of Highway 50
1955 fade-over 2022
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Hooten's General Store Cities Service Station on the left corner
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Main Street Webster 1899 - 2022
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B.M. Hewitt Downtown Webster 1954-2022
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Sumter Vegetable Cooperative and the ACL Railroad Depot Downtown Webster Fade-Over-Snip
Sandys Bar-B-Q SR 471 Webster
Fade Overlay Snip
The old Shell Service Gas Station
SR 471 and NE 1st Ave. Webster
The year is 1972, at least a decade or more since Mr. Mike Smith owned this station
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Google map snip showing current era
With Much Thanks to Martin Steele, who shares the history of this station.
"FloridaPast . We leased from Dixie Oil and Gas in Leesburg, as did Wright before us. A brief listing of property transfers on the Property Appraiser's website shows Dixie with ownership at least by 1969. Other events, including construction of a new station there in the mid 60's is likely indicative that Smith was out before 1965. Mike did own and operate the station in the 60's and likely very early 60's. I was there as a business partner with my father by April of 1972." - follow this LINK to the Facebook thread in Sumter County, FloridaPast |
Webster Cafe - Cities Service Station Fade Over Snips
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Old library building, attached to the old Sumter County Bank,
being re-faced with stucco by an Inmate.
Fade Over Snip
The current owner of the Old Sumter County Bank, who lives within,
had Google blur-out so nobody can view on the map
Sometimes we run into situations like this.
Seems to me, by blurring out, it now makes you stand out,
which will awaken people's curiosity.
Google Snip of the old Library current era
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Fade-Over-Snip Library Bank Buildings
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Webster Farm Supply Fade-Overlay-Snip
The original entrance with the steps, is inside the later addition.
Opposite the Farmer's Market on SR 471
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Jackie's Market Fade-Over-Snip of Akins' Market
1950s era to current era
Akins' Market as it was in the 1950s
Jackie's Market Google Snip, as it is currently
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Akins' Market Fade-Over Jackie's Market
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Sumter Drive-In Theatre
Beville's Corner Fade-Over-Snip
Beville's Corner Flea Market Google Snip Current
Beville's Corner Drive In Theatre Entrance 1950s era
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Sumter Drive In Bevilles Corner Fade-Over-Snip
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What once sat along SR 471 Webster
A panel truck body, that was once the local ice delivery truck.
The ice house, located on SR 471, just north of Beville's Corner.
Currently being used as a Church.
The panel truck has been long gone from this field.
The local Farmer used it to store hay for his cows.
When scrap metal demanded premium prices, it was scrapped
a snip off of google map where the panel truck once sat
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Dade Memorial Park - Dade Battle Field
Fade-Over-Snips of the Entrance Arch
1950s era over current era
Some like black and white
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current view without over-lay
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1950s-current in living color
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Sumter County Courthouse - Bushnell
Fade-Over-Snip - 1900-current era
Sumter County Courthouse Fade Over Snip
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Sumter County Courthouse 1900
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Sumter County Courthouse, Bushnell, Current Era Google Snip
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Bushnell Square Fade-Over-Snip
Bushnell Square as it was then, over today, 2022
Bevill Block-Bushnell Square-Fade-Over-Snips
1890s-1900 and back again to 2023
Bevill Block before the bank was built
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Current view with the bank
Made possible by Dianne Goodwin Lovett, of Magnolia Antiques of Bushnell, who had shared some wonderful old images with us,
including this historical moment |
Thanks to Dianne Goodwin
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Main Street, Bushnell - U.S. 301 - Looking North
1940s era over 2023
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2023 View snipped from Google Map
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Click on image to see most current view, 2023 here in Bushnell
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As we can see, some of the old buildings still stand today. Most all are being used for some kind of business. There was a time, when U.S. 301 Ended at Noble Ave.
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Rebecca Ann Elkins Sweat's Mother, Myrtle Lee Hayes Elkins
in front of Bank of Bushnell Fade-Over-Snip
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Rebecca Ann Elkins Sweat's Mom Myrtle Lee Hayes Elkins, standing in front of The Bank of Bushnell. She was about 4 years old here.
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As the bank building looked
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Fade-Over-Snips December of 1972 - April 2025
Viewing W. Main at W. Anderson, U.S. 301 Westard View
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Fade-Over-Snips 1920s era- current
Noble's Drug Store
Main Street - U.S. 301 Bushnell
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Bevill Hotel Main St. at Noble Ave. West, Bushnell
Sumter County, FloridaPast
Main street took a dead end right here, while U.S. 301 took a sharp right on Nobel Ave. East
The camera clicked sometime 1890s era
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Thanking Liz Sumner for sharing her photos
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Bevill Hotel History snip from Sumter County FloridaPast Facebook. Thanks to Liz Sumner
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Current day view of where the hotel stood
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Women's Club aka Servicemen's Club of Bushnell Florida
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Bell's Texaco Filling Station - Bushnell, Sumter County Florida
Fade-Over-Snip 1920s Era-Current Era
Fade-Over-Snip in Black n White
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Current Era without Fade-Over
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Fade-Over-Snip Color
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Facing West down Anderson Ave., from Market Street Bushnell Florida
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M and M Hotel formerly The Alcianna Hotel Main Street Bushnell 1978
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(Tampa Trib photo, FloridaPast-Fade-Over)
Stately Home on West Noble Avenue Bushnell Fade-Over-Lay-Snip
Jenning's Citrus Stand and Bar Fade Over Snip Bushnell
Before it became Sip and Bite
Snip View of Current Era
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Black n White conversion
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Fade-Over-Snip
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Bushnell High School
as it was then, and isn't now
2023 Google Snip W. Anderson Ave., where Bushnell High School was once
Clicking on images will open and enlarge for better viewing
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Bushnell High School 1951 Sumter County Florida
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Fade-Over-Snip in Color - Bushnell High School-W. Anderson Ave. Bushnell
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Black and White Fade-Over-Snip of the Bushnell High School
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Sip and Bite Sumter County FloridaPast Fade-Over-Snip
Shared by Joan Stoehr
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Fade-Over-Snip - 1890s era-current times.
Frances Prather Culbreath, [far right], Florence Beville, [seated wearing the white hat], and Family, seen near the railroad tracks, East Noble, US 301, Bushnell, Florida
Notice the train coming down the tracks behind these folks
Sometimes it's better in Black n White
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Current day google snip - same location
Inspired by Liz Sumner, who shared quite a few of her family photos with us, over the years.
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Sepia-Tone photo Over-Lay-Snip in Living Color
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Fade-Over-Snip, 1960 - current time
Ruth & Lucky's Drive-In Restaurant in Bushnell.
Just a few yards north of Seminole Ave., on 301
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Leopard Inn and Jaguar Lounge Bushnell Florida
Fade-Over-Snip
The once famed Rainforest Entrance, Sumterville, Florida
Fade-Over-Snips
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Rainforest Fade-Over-Snip of The once popular Rainforest in Sumterville
In living color
Currently the entrance to the golf course off of U.S. 301
Sparkman's Fruit Fade-Over-Lay, U.S. 301 Sumterville Florida
Lee-Carter Boarding Home Linden, Florida
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Confederate Veterans at Linden Cemetery Sumter County Florida
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Florida Citrus Center, U.S. 301 Wildwood at the Turnpike, Welcome Sign
A photograph that I took, sometime early 2000s
As I knew it would be gone soon enough.
Current era, back to the 1940s decade, on US 301 Wildwood, North
Fade-Over-Fade-Snip of The Pine Grove Motor Court.
Inspired by Vale Tim Fillmon, who shared this postcard image with us some years ago.
The Pine Grove Motor Court Currently. Slated to be demolished real soon.
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Pine Grove in the 1940s era
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Now & Then Major Oil Service Station
U.S. 301, aka Main Street, Wildwood Florida in 1955
Sometime during the year of 1955
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As of 2024, we see that Major Oil Co. building still exists and has life
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Sumter County Children Line Up at Martin Theater 1955 over current
Wildwood, Florida Fade Over Snip color & black and white
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Coleman Florida - Loading Cabbage in Boxcars
1900s - Current Era Fade-Over-Snips
Black -n- White
1900s view
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Color Fade-Over
current era view
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