A bygone era

A time when Main Street was my familiar social and economic hub. And way back then, when Main Street ran forever, for so many countless blocks - from Sarasota's western bay front - to that far eastern end - the long gone, Atlantic Coast Line Rail Depot off of today's School Avenue.

The Bullet Hole was established in 1947 by Gordon and Caroline Bryre. The current owners, the Misantone family will soon be leaving Main Street - leaving behind one of my last recognizable storefronts that existed for 65 years.  And for me today, now remembering and revisiting that bygone era, Florida's oldest gun shop - the Bullet Hole.