Brownsville Community

Brownsville Community (HM23BD)

Location: Pensacola, FL 32505 Escambia County
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Country: United States of America
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N 30° 25.262', W 87° 14.824'

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In 1908, shortly after the extension of the trolley line west from Pensacola, Lucius Screven Brown (1874-1963) developed housing on seven blocks bounded by what is now Pace Boulevard, Strong Street, "W" Street and Gadsden Street. Brown's builder, Haakon Paulsen, began calling the community Brownsville as it evolved into one of Pensacola's first "suburbs." Brown (1874-1963) had a long career in real estate, banking and insurance. He served the city on the City Council and as assistant postmaster. A bond issue held in Escambia County in 1912 resulted in the paving of Cervantes Street and Mobile Highway, and the extension of public water lines. This in turn intensified the residential building boom in Brownsville. The biggest concentration of houses from this period is to be found on Gadsden Street. Some commercial buildings in this nationally recognized area date back to the early 20th century because this was the road from Pensacola to Mobile. However, most of the commercial construction occurred just after World War II when automobile usage increased.
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HM NumberHM23BD
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Year Placed2001
Placed ByThe Brownsville Revitalization Committee and the Florida Department of State
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Wednesday, November 29th, 2017 at 4:02pm PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16R E 476272 N 3365466
Decimal Degrees30.42103333, -87.24706667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 30° 25.262', W 87° 14.824'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds30° 25' 15.72" N, 87° 14' 49.44" W
Driving DirectionsGoogle Maps
Area Code(s)850
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling West
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 2608 W Cervantes St, Pensacola FL 32505, US
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