Wish there were gas stations and stores like this around today. This is Bryant’s Camp in Drexel, Pasco County, in the 1930s. Standing in front Charlie & Glennie Epps who ran the store. Below is a map of Drexel.

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This photo is from ‘Citrus, Sawmills. Critters, Crackers – Life in Early Lutz and Central Pasco County’ by Elizabeth and Susan McManus. You can click here or below to get a copy of this extensive book of the area.
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At present the book is out-of-print and difficult to get a copy of.

This book is part of the Swampy’s Florida library.

Both recently produced a second volume that is also about 500 pages long. It an amazing amount of information gathered in both huge volumes.