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This section of the development has zero lot line house prints for those owners who want a low maintanence dwelling. Garages are accessed from an adjacent street to the east.
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This area contains the remaining lots to be developed.
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The childrens park can be seen in the left of the photograph. To the north is a baseball field and basketball courts.
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This is the core section of the development with homes ranging in size form 2,000 - 3,500 square feet on 1/2 acre lots.
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The white split-rail fences define the spaces within the development and add to an overall theme of small town living.
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The main boulevard, running north and south was named after Dr. Ray Oldenberg who set the theme for the development.
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Oak trees line the main boulevard. Each homeowner is responsible for planting crepe myrtles and hardwood trees.
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The children's park faces Milestone Boulevard on the southwest corner.
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The fence marks the beginning of the jogging track which runs through the core area of the development.
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There are two acre lots on the north and east side of the development.
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The white split rail fencing is maintained by the Milestone Property Owners Association.
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The stairs lead to the backyard along the west side of the house.
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The backyard is terraced with flower gardens.
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Front gables are the key feature.
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The art of brick veneer was mastered around 1900. Brick veneer is a non-load-bearing outside wall of bricks applied onto a frame structure.
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The garden gate reveals the swimming pool and bayou.
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A circular driveway is a central feature of the front yard.
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A pecan orchard frames the field of greens along the dirt road.
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Highway 98 or Laurel Avenue has a number of restored storefront buildings such as the pharmacy and art center pictured above.
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Stacey's Pharmacy is the most business location on Laurel Avenue for tourists who come through Foley to shop at the Rivera Outlet Mall.
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The Mexican restaurant is located in the building directly across the street from Stacey's Drugstore on Laurel Avenue.
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This is a view of Laurel Avenue looking east. Stacey's Pharmacy is the building on the corner in the center of the frame.
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These storefront buildings are linked facades that line Laurel Avenue across from Stacey's Pharmacy.
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The town park is located between the train station and Highway 59.
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Piles of watermelons are purchased from July to August at the barn.
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Bruce and his family have a complete peanut harvest from planting through boiling.
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Bruce Holland inspects the new butterbean crop.
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Bruce Holland inspects the cucumbers planted along a low fence.
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Zipper cream peas are one of several varieties ready for harvesting.
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Yellow crookneck squash grow in the garden south of the main barn.
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Squash are harvested when five to six inches long. Keep the squash picked as flavor and texture will be inferior if the vegetable is left to grow to enormous size on the plant.
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The side entrance is accessed on Baylen Street.
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The house is located on the corner of Reus and DeSoto Street across from Alabama Square in the North Hill Preservation District.
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The park can be seen on the left of the photograph.
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There is a small greenhouse in the southwest corner of the property.
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The back garden can be seen from the windows in the small bathroom on the southeast corner of the house.
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The door in the breakfast nook opens onto the back garden.
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A small deck connects the screened porch off the family room with the breakfast nook.
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The screened porch adjoins the family room.
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The family room opens onto the screened porch.
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The central focus of the park is the circular seating area near the gazebo.
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The shop is located on the corner of 9th Avenue and wright Street. There is a large inventory of European pottery and garde accessories.
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From this side view, the kitchen garden can be seen. It is planted and maintained by Escambia County Master Gardeners. A variety of greens and lettuce are the winter crop.
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In the summer, the kitchen garden has an abundant crop of tomatoes, eggplant, green peppers and squash.
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Two boys play chess as living history re-enactors during the summer open house at Historic Pensacola Village.
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The kitchen garden between the LaValle House and the Julee Cottage has a variety of herbs and aromatic plants intersperced with flowering annuals.
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A west view of the Lear House. Church Street is located to the north. The historic property encompasses the entire block. In the foreground one of the kitchen gardens and an outside oven can be seen. The Lavalle House is located on the right edge of the photograph.
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Colonial re-enactors give tours of the house during the yearly open house at the village.
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Tom and his sons are participating in the 11th Annual Summer Open House of the Historic Pensacola Village.
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The Blount Building is located on the corner of Palafox Place and Garden Street in the downtown historic district.
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The building dominates the first block of Palafox Place with the three-story addition alongside of the seven story main structure.
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The building is typical of the Chicago style of commercial architecture. New technology and materials produced the skeleton-framed skyscraper.
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These buildings like classical columns had a base consisting of the lower two stories, a main shaft in which vericality was emphasized by piers between the widows and an elaborate and boldly projecting terra-cotta cornice.
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In this northern view, the new Federal Courthouse can be seen on the left in front of the spires of St. Michael Church.
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The windows are characteristic of the commercial style. As in the Blount Building, the Chicago window was composed of a large fixed central pane flanked by two narrow casements that provided ventilation. Large display windows occupy the gound-floor level.
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A view to the south shows the first block of Palafox Place.
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The Episcopal church is a fine example of Spanish Revival architecture.
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The church complex is located across the street from Episcopal Day School.
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There is a garden in the rear of the church.
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Garden spiders are welcome inhabitants of the district and help to control a large mosquito population.
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There is an auxillary building in the back yard which is used as a guest house. The origins of the guest cottage are unknown. It is assumed that the structure was added at the same time as the rear addition and is probably another house which was moved to the site.
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