What’s next for old Saul’s building on downtown Gainesville square? First, a look at its history - Gainesville Times

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What’s next for old Saul’s building on downtown Gainesville square? First, a look at its history

Longtime downtown Gainesville business Saul's, open for almost 80 years, recently sold. - photo by Scott Rogers

06222021 HISTORICsauls 1.jpg — 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.