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Gym of 36 makeover staying true to roots

The old Gainesville High School Gym of ‘36 is getting renovated by its owner, Gainesville-based Homestar Financial Corp. Work will include enlarging the windows that were originally set above the bleachers.

1028gym3 — The old Gainesville High School Gym of ‘36 is getting renovated by its owner, Gainesville-based Homestar Financial Corp. Work will include enlarging the windows that were originally set above the bleachers.

Don’t be alarmed, area history buffs and longtime Gainesville residents. The boarded-up windows don’t mean the hallowed Gym of ‘36 is going into decline. In fact, the old Gainesville High School gym with ties to the devastating tornado of 1936 is getting a serious makeover, inside and out.