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What’s next for old Saul’s building on downtown Gainesville square? First, a look at its history
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Longtime downtown Gainesville business Saul's, open for almost 80 years, recently sold. - photo by Scott Rogers
The downtown Gainesville building that once housed Saul’s, a popular downtown women’s clothing store, has stood largely intact on the square since 1900, including a brush with the tornado of 1936.
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A timeline: Remembering North Hall tornado's destruction 25 years ago today
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Survivors pick through the remains of a mobile home in North Hall County. - photo by Times file
A tornado on March 20, 1998, left 11 miles worth of devastation in northern Hall and southern White counties. Thirteen people were killed in the tornado, which had wind speeds ranging from 158 to 206 mph.
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