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Lillian’s Music Store was where Tom Petty himself would go to buy guitar strings and other equipment, a business dating to before the 1950s - although the building was a music store before that, it had another owner and had a different name.

After closing, it was re-opened as Lillian’s Music Store… the bar. Now it is North Central Florida’s oldest continuously running bar - having celebrated 50 years of business.

The interior is full of carved wood and ornate stained glass that appears to be over 100 years old. (Didn’t know if I should include that photo on the door subreddit lol).

Homosassa Springs, Florida

With the nostalgia economy I think if they repainted them and added lighting again it would do wonders. It’s a shame they took out the skylight. The pictures don’t do justice to how big they are in person.

For those unaware: Gainesville is the location of the University of Florida, whose mascot is the gator.

The store was converted to Macy’s by 2005, closed in 2018 and is now the Dillard’s Women’s store. It appears Dillard’s kept some of the old Macy’s font signage in different parts of the store (like for the bathrooms, elevators, cosmetics etc.