You don’t see many 5-and-10-cent stores anymore like McLellan’s, which was such an anchor in downtown Gainesville over several decades. McLellan’s was perhaps the most prominent and prosperous five-and-dime in Gainesville. It stood on the corner of Main and Washington, the present location of Saul’s.
Familys lives rotated around a 5-and-dime
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