These archives and interviews reveal chilling details 85 years after devastating 1936 Gainesville tornado - Gainesville Times

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These archives and interviews reveal chilling details 85 years after devastating 1936 Gainesville tornado

Pieces of old articles and images from The Times' archives document the wreckage and tragedy of the 1936 Gainesville tornado. - photo by Kelsey Podo

04102021 TORNADO 4.jpeg — Pieces of old articles and images from The Times' archives document the wreckage and tragedy of the 1936 Gainesville tornado. - photo by Kelsey Podo

Eighty-five years ago in the midst of the Great Depression, a life-changing tragedy swept through Gainesville, leaving an estimated 203 dead, 1,600 injured and causing what would be $1.3 billion in damage by today’s standards.