Johnny Vardeman: The story of Sherwood Plaza's rise, fall and transition - Gainesville Times

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Johnny Vardeman: The story of Sherwood Plaza's rise, fall and transition

Workers put the finishing touches on Belk-Gallant at the new Sherwood Plaza on South Enota Drive in Gainesville in 1966. - photo by Times file photo

Sherwood Plaza — Workers put the finishing touches on Belk-Gallant at the new Sherwood Plaza on South Enota Drive in Gainesville in 1966. - photo by Times file photo

It was a big deal back in December 1966 when John Thompson opened his Sherwood Rocking Chair Theater in Sherwood Plaza Shopping Center on South Enota Drive in Gainesville.