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Harris Blackwood: Saul’s among last of a dying breed of local retailers

Lorry Schrage and dog Mika go for a walk around the square in downtown Gainesville Friday, Feb, 2, 2018. Schrage is closing his longtime clothing store Saul's on the square. - photo by Scott Rogers

0242018 SAULS 6.jpg — Lorry Schrage and dog Mika go for a walk around the square in downtown Gainesville Friday, Feb, 2, 2018. Schrage is closing his longtime clothing store Saul's on the square. - photo by Scott Rogers

Just as Gainesville was emerging from both the Great Depression and the great tornado, Bill and Gussie Schrage embarked on a journey that would outlive both of them.