Melbourne in Brevard County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Downtown Eau Gallie
Photographed By Jamie Cox, October 4, 2013
1. Downtown Eau Gallie Marker
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Downtown Eau Gallie. . Lansing Gleason, a descendant of the pioneer Gleason family, recalled that downtown Eau Gallie had numerous fish houses, each with a barrel of whiskey set up at holiday times. A tin cup was provided on a help yourself basis. Things got pretty rowdy at times. Although Highland Avenue was the main street, there were not many people here. Saloon customers sometimes became excited and took to the street with rifles shooting up and down the thoroughfare. Nobody was ever hurt., Joe Wickham, an early resident, recalled that Highland "used to look like a street out of an old western movie." The buildings had rooftops overhanging the sidewalks.
Lansing Gleason, a descendant of the pioneer Gleason family, recalled that downtown Eau Gallie had numerous fish houses, each with a barrel of whiskey set up at holiday times. A tin cup was provided on a help yourself basis. Things got pretty rowdy at times. Although Highland Avenue was the main street, there were not many people here. Saloon customers sometimes became excited and took to the street with rifles shooting up and down the thoroughfare. Nobody was ever hurt.
Joe Wickham, an early resident, recalled that Highland "used to look like a street out of an old western movie." The buildings had rooftops overhanging the sidewalks.
Location. 28° 7.837′ N, 80° 37.63′ W. Marker is in Melbourne, Florida, in Brevard County. Marker is on Highland Avenue, 0.1 miles north of Eau Gallie Boulevard (State Road 518), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Melbourne FL 32935, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 5, 2013, by Jamie Cox of Melbourne, Florida. This page has been viewed 835 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on October 5, 2013, by Jamie Cox of Melbourne, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
