Bloomingdale is now a booming area with restaurants, schools and shopping plazas on every corner. But for natives growing up in the 1950s-60s, this was not the case. The area that we now recognize with busy traffic and a lively atmosphere was a quiet home to these individuals. Candi Cater Martin, Jim Quick, Gail Askew Sweeting and Donna Railey Hawkins Harper are all Brandon natives who share similarities in their childhood. For example, they all…
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