Carmen Manor Motel, Ocala, Florida The Carmen Manor Motel, 1044 [South] West Broadway [Street], Ocala, FL 34471 [approximate location; no current 1000 block] was listed in the 1956 Green Book. Dr. Ernest Emerson Lamb owned and operated the Club Bali and the Carmen Manor Motel. The businesses were located next door to each other. Ernest Read More…
by Alonzo Hardy Ocala Commercial and Bazar Company – Dr. Thos. P. Lloyd, Frank P. Gadson and James W. Alexander became the first known to start an investment company in April 1891. Notice and articles of incorporation of the Ocala and Marion County Commercial Bazaar and Investment Association, filed August 21, 1891 The Ocala Commercial and Read More…
Alonzo shared detailed historical information regarding the 1867 deed transferring land for the Union School Academy in Ocala, Florida. The deed conveyed 1-1/8 acres in Block #35 from Ebenezer J. Harris to trustees for $68 for school purposes. The schoolhouse built on the lot later became known as Howard Academy, and the property now contains Read More…