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Take a chance — but no flipping the table — on this Gainesville-based Monopoly
Classic game was used as a fundraiser for Lakewood Academy
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Rosemary Goolsby picked up the Gainesville-Hall County version of Monopoly at a yard sale one day. The board game, created as a fundraiser for Lakeview Academy, has been a source of heated competition and fond memories ever since. - photo by Layne Saliba
In the world of board games, Monopoly reigns supreme. It’s the game you played as a child and you either loved it or hated it. But if you lived in Gainesville during the 1970s, the Gainesville- and Hall County-inspired version of the classic board game may be something you remember more fondly.