{"id":11678,"date":"2016-07-06T01:27:41","date_gmt":"2016-07-06T05:27:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/columbiaclosings.com\/wordpress\/?p=11678"},"modified":"2024-08-12T23:35:40","modified_gmt":"2024-08-13T03:35:40","slug":"pecans-candies-22103-us-301-lawtey-florida-2000s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/columbiaclosings.com\/wordpress\/?p=11678","title":{"rendered":"Horne's \/ Florida Souvenierland Pecans Candies, 22103 US-301 Lawtey Florida: 2000s"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Usually when I come back from the Spring Hill Florida area, I take I-75 North to I-10 East and then I-95 North. On the 4th, I was making pretty good time on I-75 and looking at a map in the Paynes Prairie<\/a> rest stop, I decided it would be more interesting to skip I-10 and take FL-40 to US-301 to FL-A1A to I-95.<\/p>\n

I found this abandoned souvenier shop on US-301 just north of Lawtey Florida. My guess is that at one time it was a Stuckey's<\/i> and then went independent after both traffic on US-301 and the Stuckey's<\/i> chain declined. The building appears to date from 1961<\/a> and may have also had living quarters.<\/p>\n

While a government pollution warning<\/a> suggests that the place may have been called Florida Souvenierland<\/i> at one time, currently the only identification is a huge sign proclaiming Pecans Candies<\/b>.<\/p>\n

The creepy and unusual thing about this site is that it is not empty. The store still appears packed to the gills with souveniers and I would not be surprised to find orange juice sludge still in the coolers. My best guess is that this place was a rapid and unexpected casualty of the 2008 crash, but it could have actually happened much before that. It would be fascinating to get a good look inside. However, while I am not above walking towards an abandoned building in such a manner as to make sure I don't pass by any \"Posted\" signs that might exist, it's pretty hard to claim that you didn't notice the barbed wire fencing off an area, so I made sure to stay outside that perimeter.<\/p>\n

Oh, and note the SOU<\/b> on the roadside sign and the NIR<\/b> under the shed.<\/p>\n

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UPDATE 6 July 2016<\/b>: Commenter Tom sends in this link<\/a>, showing that this store was in fact a Horne's<\/i> and not a Stuckey's<\/i>. There are some very interesting pictures there, including of this store, and you should check it out. Also, I have added Horne's<\/i> to the post title.<\/p>\n

Also, note this picture I took through the windshield and against the sun, so it's not very good, but good enough to point out a salient fact about Lawtey, somewhat reminescent of the old story about Lester Maddox & Ludowici Georgia<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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UPDATE 5 August 2020<\/b> -- Went by again on 19 July 2020. The Horne's<\/i> nameplate is visible again due to the the sign shedding a layer, and some of the outbuildings and stuff in front of the store are gone, but the stock inside appears to still be largely intact:<\/p>\n

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