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Gainesville native leaves a landscape legacy
Carl Lawson changes look of city with odd-shaped building and area dam
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Carl Lawson stands in front of his unusually shaped former office building on Academy Street. Lawson worked from the office from the 1960s until the late 1980s. He sold the building in 95. - photo by Michelle Boaen Jameson
For almost a century, Carl Lawson has watched and had a hand in the changing landscape of the Gainesville community. While most people his age are taking life easy, the 95-year-old is still a “very busy man.” Lawson still drives himself to meetings and appointments which he keeps carefully scheduled in his desktop calendar.