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07/18/2025

The Old Frazee House on a rainy BVL night! This house was in the Frazee family for over 75 years and the current owners are wonderful sewards of this restored home! If you knew the Frazee Family leave your memories here ⬇️

06/27/2025

Our brand new •10 themed historic walking tours• are onsite at Broad Street Brewing Co. !!! Cheers 🍻 🍊

Brought to you by Brooksville Main Street & Florida Division of Historical Resources!

05/14/2025

Hernando Historical Museum Assoc. & The City of Brooksville Fire Department showing off a city treasure! Check it out 🔥

The Brooksville community is rallying around a 100-year-old firetruck, and they are now in search of one important part to keep it running.

04/21/2025

Let’s kick this off with some •then & now• BVL -S Brooksville Ave and Broad St edition🍊
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Let us know what you think 💭

04/17/2025

❓Did you know Brooksville’s old water tower stood adjacent to the current one? Its original structure posts can be seen today in the Lowman Law Firm courtyard at the corner of E Liberty Street and S Brooksville Ave!

📸 This post includes photos where the old water tower can be seen back then and the 2nd photo where it can still be seen today! 😉

🍊 Look out for this location on the •Landmark Tour• coming in JUNE! 1 of 10 themed Historic Walking Tours that will be available to take in person and on tourBVL.com courtesy of a grant from Florida Division of Historical Resources !

01/28/2025

Imagine spending a day in old Brooksville 🍊
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All the time I’ve spent researching, I have the most vivid picture in my head of what the different decades looked like. Reading this write up from Old Brooksville In Photos & Stories April 2019 -Volume 251 ‘Downtown Memories 1945-1965 publications’ had the sights, sounds and smells running through my head 🥰.
-Andrea Read
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SHARE YOUR MEMORIES BELOW ⬇️

01/24/2025

🍊🎉 Tangerine Themed Pageant at the Tangerine Festival! 🎉🍊

Get ready for the most exciting event of the year – the Tangerine Royalty Pageant at the Tangerine Festival on February 15th, 2025, from 11:00 AM to 8:00 PM! 🌟✨

This is your chance to shine in one of our fabulous categories and show off your Tangerine Spirit! Whether you're a pet, a toddler, a teen, or a grown-up, there’s a spot for you! 💫

👑 Pageant Categories:
🐾 Tangerine Tail Wagger (Pets)
👶 Tangerine Cutie (Under 2)
👦👧 Teenie Tot Tangerine (Ages 3-5)
👑 Little Miss & Mr. Tangerine (Ages 6-9)
👑 Junior Miss & Mr. Tangerine (Ages 10-13)
👑 Teen Miss & Mr. Tangerine (Ages 14-17)
👑 Ms & Mr. Tangerine Royale (Ages 18-50)
👑 King & Queen Tangerine (Ages 50+)

✨ Important Info:

Deadline to Register: January 31st, 2025
Registration Fee: $25
Limited Spots: 12 places per category, so act fast! (Categories may be combined if fewer than 6 participants)
Required Rehearsal: February 2nd, 2025
For further info, email us at: [email protected]
🌟 Prizes, Crowns, and Tangerine Glory await! 🌟

Don’t miss your chance to participate in this fun-filled event! Register now and join us for a day of competition, celebration, and, of course, tangerine fun! 🍊💖

📅 Date: February 15th, 2025
⏰ Time: 11:00 AM - 8:00 PM
📍 Location: Downtown Brooksville under the water tower
🔗 Register Now: https://form.jotform.com/250225726537154
Tag your friends, family, and even your pets who are ready to take home the Tangerine crown! 🍊👑

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Stir Up The Gift

01/17/2025

It’s that time of year again! Please join us on Monday, January 20, 2025 at 10:00am as we commemorate the life, legacy and dream of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

You still have time to get those parade applications in!!! Promote your business or group with a float…it’s FREE to participate!!!
📝 Click the link below to download a parade application.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LOAs8uZSlvgn7Q0D-Bh7iWq-sgnVpDCt/view?usp=drivesdk

Like, share, but most of all, BE THERE!!! “Living the Dream, It Starts With Me”

01/16/2025

A little bit of 1920’s downtown Brooksville

🍊 all of these buildings still exist today
🍊 see individual photos for details

10/23/2024

History lovers and the naturally curious! Have you always wanted to know the history of the buildings in our gorgeous downtown? Have you ever heard rumors and stories and want to know if they were true? Come join local historian, Andrea Read as she takes you on a FREE Walking Tour of our Historic Square! In connection with Andrea's brain child Tourbvl, you'll be guided, in person, around gorgeous Downtown Brooksville to learn all the interesting fun facts!

PROTIP! Bring your phone so that you can scan QR codes and add old photos to your experience!

We'll see you this Thursday October 24th, 2024 at 6:00PM at City Hall! (201 Howell Ave)

12/28/2023

Photo by AA Haskell

Pictured is US Route 41 (then Florida State Road 5) heading northbound via Broad Street into downtown Brooksville. This photo was seen in the February 1927 volume of Florida Highways and features the then new overhead over the Seaboard Air Line Railway. The building on the left displays the text "City Garage" and appears to have a elevated driveway to access the new overhead.

US Route 41 through Brooksville was briefly joined by a multiplex of US Route 19 when the highway was extended to St. Petersburg during 1930. US Route 19 was gradually shifted west to Florida State Road 15 as the highway was improved through the 1930s. US Route 41 would begin to multiplex Florida State Road 50 in downtown Brooksville after the 1945 State Road Renumbering. The multiplex was joined by US Route 98 through Brooksville when the highway was extended to Palm Beach in 1952. During 1993 the highway through Brooksville was moved to one-way couplets on Broad Street and Jefferson Street. Florida State Road 50 has been moved to a bypass of downtown Brooksville and has been replaced in downtown by Florida State Road 50A.