If you grew up along the beaches of the Space Coast, Patsy’s might sound familiar to you.  It was a tiny shop tucked into the sea dunes just off of A1A and the Eau Gallie Causeway.  The front door opened into a mecca of shell-themed jewelry and gifts, all lined along shelves like a mermaid’s dream.   It wasn’t fancy but the view was gorgeous facing out to the Atlantic, and Patsy had a steady stream of customers for years.  At night, long after the doors were locked, the parking lot was known to teenagers in the 80s as a great make out spot (or so I have heard).  It then morphed into a community center until two hurricanes had their way with the beaches and the building was razed in 2004.  Read more...

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