Historic Gainesville Bike Trail

Un percorso ciclabile con partenza da Gainesville, Florida, Stati Uniti.

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An unnoficial bike tour of Gainesville with a focus on historic sites and neighborhoods in the city.

45 min
Durata
5,5 km
Distanza
142 m
Salita
141 m
Discesa
7,4 km/h
Velocità media
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Steven Tapanes
Steven Tapanes

creato 4 anni fa fa

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  1. Punto di interesse dopo 0,5 km

    Pleasant Hill MCB is a church that is associated with Civil rights in Alachua county and North central Florida. The church is associated with Reverend T. A Wright, a local leader of the NAACP during that era.

  2. Punto saliente 2 lungo il percorso Bikemap "Historic Gainesville Bike Trail"

    Punto di interesse dopo 0,8 km

    Historic Firestone Building: It was built in 1927 for the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company until it was abandoned in the 1950s. When the economy dipped, 40 years later, Pheobe Cade Miles (the Daughter of Dr. Cade) acquired the building initially for offices and event space. This proved costly. The building today houses local business Scout GPS/IoT.

  3. Punto saliente 3 lungo il percorso Bikemap "Historic Gainesville Bike Trail"

    Punto di interesse dopo 1,4 km

    Porters Ballpark: This site, known locally as the ballpark, was the center of recreational activities in Gainesville for more than 60 years. From 1883-1910 Gainesville's Oak Hall baseball team played here against teams from Florida and the Southeast. The Oak Halls played the first-night baseball game in Alachua County here in 1909. The Central City Giants, an African-American team, also played baseball here.

  4. Punto saliente 4 lungo il percorso Bikemap "Historic Gainesville Bike Trail"

    Punto di interesse dopo 4,3 km

    The Duckpond Neighborhood in Gainesville FL is Gainesville's first neighborhood. It began in the 1870s, and embraces 8 subdivisions (but only comprises a total of 292 acres in size). The neighborhood is extremely walkable, extending only 1 mile by one-half mile in size, and sitting adjacent to downtown Gainesville. Streets are a connected grid pattern, with sidewalks on both sides of all streets. Most streets are curbed and quite narrow. Residents are extremely sociable, proud, and fiercely protective of the neighborhood. 4 University of Florida presidents had houses in Duckpond.

  5. Punto saliente 5 lungo il percorso Bikemap "Historic Gainesville Bike Trail"

    Punto di interesse dopo 4,7 km

    Construction for what is now known as the Thomas Center began in 1906 and was completed in 1910. It was named “Sunkist Villa.” Major William Reuben Thomas, his wife Kathryn and their five children made the impressive estate their home for 15 years. With the addition of a three story wing, the family home was remodeled into a Mediterranean Revival-style hotel with Italian Renaissance decorative motifs. The Hotel Thomas was opened on January 10, 1928. It is now a cultural events center for the community and surrounding areas

  6. Punto saliente 6 lungo il percorso Bikemap "Historic Gainesville Bike Trail"

    Punto di interesse dopo 5,2 km

    Mount Pleasant Methodist Episcopal Church was founded on July 16, 1867, with the Reverend Isaac Davis serving as the first pastor. The Board of Trustees of the oldest black congregation in Gainesville.

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