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Tom Petty's Florida

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To see what you'll discover along the Tom Petty Trail, browse these captioned photos as slideshow.

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Childhood & baby homes

Photo of Alachua General Hospital historical marker, in front of where building once stood.

Photo of Alachua General Hospital historical marker.

Tom Petty around the age of 1

Tom Petty's home in Gainesville when he was born

Photo of Tom Petty as a young child

Tom Petty's childhood home in Gainesville is one stop along the Tom Petty Trail

Tom Petty's childhood home in Gainesville is one stop along the Tom Petty Trail

Painting of Tom Petty's childhood home by Gill Lucas. Shared with permission.

Childhood home in Gainesville of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' keyboardist Benmont Tench

Earl Jernigan at a film projector.

Florida Theater, where Earl Jernigan's newsreels were shown, where Tom Petty watched Saturday movies

Downtown office building where Tom Petty's mother, Kitty, worked.

Tom Petty’s mother, Katherine “Kitty” (Avery) Petty

Dreamville pool

Old black and white photograph of Glen Springs Pool, where Tom Petty's swam as a child

Old black and white photograph of Glen Springs Pool, where Tom Petty's swam as a child

Old black and white photograph of Glen Springs Pool, where Tom Petty's swam as a child

Old postcard of Glen Springs Pool, where Tom Petty's swam as a child

Glen Springs Pool, now closed, where Tom Petty once swam as a child

Glen Springs Pool, now closed, where Tom Petty once swam as a child

Glen Springs Pool, now closed, where Tom Petty once swam as a child

Glen Springs Pool, now closed, where Tom Petty once swam as a child

Glen Springs Pool, now closed, where Tom Petty once swam as a child

Glen Springs Pool, now closed, where Tom Petty once swam as a child

Elementary, middle & high schools

Sign at Tom Petty's elementary school

Sign at Tom Petty's elementary school

Tom Petty and friends in 6th grade.

Signatures of Sidney Lanier Elementary School 6th grade friend group, including Tommy Petty

Mural at Tom Petty's elementary school

Sign at Tom Petty's middle school

Sign at Tom Petty's middle school

Howard Bishop Middle School 9th grade football team with Tom Petty (No. 62)

Sign at Tom Petty's high school

Sign at Tom Petty's high school

Tom Petty yearbook photo at Gainesville High School

Tom Petty yearbook photo at Gainesville High School

Tom Petty's senior class yearbook at Gainesville High School

Harry Green yearbook photo at Gainesville High School

Gravesite of Harry Green

Childhood park, years

Photo of Tom Petty Marker front

Photo of Tom Petty Marker back

A sign at Tom Petty Park in Gainesville

Photo of Tom Petty Historical Marker. Photo by Linda Kirrkamm Lane.

Photo of speakers at the marker dedication.

Bruce Petty speaks at podium.

Photo of Bruce Petty speaking at the Tom Petty Historical Marker dedication. Photo by Adria Petty

Flier front from the Tom Petty historical marker dedication ceremony.

Flier back from the Tom Petty historical marker dedication ceremony.

Poster of the Gainesville Music History Foundation Music Museum and Community Center.

Artwork on the front of the podium for speakers at the Tom Petty historical marker dedication.

A sign at Tom Petty Park in Gainesville

A sign at Tom Petty Park in Gainesville

A sign at Tom Petty Park in Gainesville

A dugout bench for a baseball field at Tom Petty Park in Gainesville

A dugout bench for a baseball field at Tom Petty Park in Gainesville

A dugout bench for a baseball field at Tom Petty Park in Gainesville

The Burt Ames Scout Cabin

The Burt Ames Scout Cabin

The Burt Ames Scout Cabin

Teen+ Roots

Sign above Lillian's Music Store in downtown Gainesville, where Tom Petty once shopped

Sign above Lillian's Music Store in downtown Gainesville, where Tom Petty once shopped

Lillian's Music Store in downtown Gainesville, where Tom Petty once shopped

Photo of Gainesville Shopping Center in the 1960s courtesy of The Gainesville Sun

Photo of full-page ad from shopping center that was Tom Petty's portal to musical world

Buster Lipham at the 2014 closing of Lipham's Music Store

Once the location of Lipham’s Music Store

Stan Lynch in ad for Marvin Kay’s from 1972 Gainesville High School yearbook, Hurricane

Don Felder working at Marvin Kay’s in 1967

Entrance to Thelma A. Boltin Center, where Tom Petty performed in early bands

Thelma A. Boltin Center, where Tom Petty performed in early bands

Photo of building that was once the Moose Club.

The Sundowners at Moose Club

Tom Petty playing bass guitar in the Sundowners, his first band

Tom Petty wears “Beatles” wig for first time)

Keystone Beach Historic Pavilion in Keystone Heights, where the Sundowners performed

Keystone Beach Historic Pavilion in Keystone Heights, where the Sundowners performed

Keystone Beach Historic Pavilion in Keystone Heights, where the Sundowners performed

Keystone Beach Historic Pavilion in Keystone Heights, where the Sundowners performed

Mudcrutch roots

Dead or Alive on stage

Mudcrutch performed here as a three-piece band in 1970.

Dub's Steer Room

Mudcrutch Farm

Mudcrutch poster

Blackfoot and Mudcrutch double-bill poster

Concert poster for Mudcrutch, Tom Petty's third band, and Lynyrd Skynyrd

Concert poster for Mudcrutch, Tom Petty's third band

University Auditorium exterior

University Auditorium interior

Promo for Mudcrutch, Tom Petty's third band

Pi Lambda Phi fraternity house

Newspaper ad for Mudcrutch shows at liquor store lounge in Lake City

Screen grab from Pi Lambda Phi publication The Pearl in 1973 showing Mudcrutch performed here.

David Wright and Jim Lenahan in a record store.

Mudcrutch poster for Union Terrace concert in 1971

Trader's South with building razed

Marty Jourard poses with the Trader's South sign

Approximate location of Mudcrutch Farm, where Tom Petty's third band resided and performed

red slater's mudcrutch gallery

Amateur photographer Red Slater with Mike Campbell’s tailless cat, Frank

Red Slater, Mudcrutch's volunteer photographer, sits atop a motorcycle with his son on his shoulders

Tom Petty chewing guitar pick, 1970

Tom Petty playing bass guitar at Mudcrutch Farm, circa 1969 or 1970

Tom Petty blowing smoke ring, 1973

Tom Petty hamming it up, 1973

Mike Campbell, circa 1973

Benmont Tench, circa 1973

Randall Marsh, circa 1971

Tom Petty playing bass guitar from above, at Mudcrutch Farm, 1969

At Mudcrutch Farm Festival, circa 1971

Mudcrutch from above, circa 1971

Jim Lenahan, Danny Roberts, Tom Petty, Randall Marsh and Mike Campbell at Mudcrutch Farm, 1970

Randall Marsh, Jim Lenahan, Mike Campbell and Tom Petty, circa 1971

Mike Campbell, Tom Petty, Lim Lenahan and Randall Marsh

Mike Campbell playing guitar, 1970

Tom Petty, Randall Marsh, Mike Campbell and Jim Lenahan

Randall Marsh, Tom Petty, Danny Roberts (holding flag), Jim Lenahan and Mike Campbell

Mike Campbell in plaid shirt, 1970

Mike Campbell practicing guitar, 1971

Tributes to an icon

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers greeted at airport in 1981

Tom Petty holds his first key to the city of Gainesville in 1981.

Grand Ballroom at former Gainesville Hilton where Tom Petty received a key to the city in 1981.

Ticket stub with autographs. Photo by Boo Krauss Cerutti

The Gainesville homecoming of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers in 1981 included a concert on campus.

The Gainesville homecoming of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers in 1981 included a concert on campus.

The Gainesville homecoming of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers in 1981 included a concert on campus.

The Gainesville homecoming of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers in 1981 included a concert on campus.

The Gainesville homecoming of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers in 1981 included a concert on campus.

The Gainesville homecoming of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers in 1981 included a concert on campus.

Artist's depiction of Gainesville Hilton where in 1981 Tom Petty received his first key to the city.

University Centre Hotel in 1992

Newspaper clipping of Tom Petty putting his hands into cement.

The former University Centre Hotel where in 1991 keys to the city were presented to all bandmembers.

The former University Centre Hotel where in 1991 keys to the city were presented to all bandmembers.

Photo of Tom Petty being honored in Gainesville in 2006

Photo of page 45 in the 1983 UF Tower yearbook

Photo of the word TOM PETTY made by cheerleaders on the football field at the University of Florida

Gainesville mural in honor of Tom Petty

Deeper roots

Church where Tom Petty and first wife were wed

Church where Tom Petty and first wife were wed

Jane Benyo and Tom Petty wedding photo

Neighborhood where Tom Petty and first wife owned home

House where Tom Petty and first wife lived near Gainesville

Gravesite of Tom Petty's parents

Gravesite of Tom Petty's parents

Gravesite of Tom Petty's parents

Gravesite of Tom Petty's parents

Gravesite of Tom Petty's maternal grandmother. Tom Petty called her "Mom"

Benmont Tench's junior high school

Mudcrutch with Benmont Tench, wearing junior high school physical education class t-shirt.

Photo reportedly of Benmont Tench playing guitar at his junior high school

Road trips

Outside of bank

Outside of bank

Elvis Presley outside bank in Ocala, which was a 1961 film location.

Tom Petty as a child.

George's Steak House and Galaxie Lounge, prior to demolition.

George's Steak House and Galaxie Lounge matchbook cover.

George's Steak House and Galaxie Lounge matchbook cover.

Sign seen as you enter Micanopy, Florida, which Tom Petty names in "A Mind With a Heart of Its Own"

Downtown of Micanopy, Florida, which Tom Petty names in "A Mind With a Heart of Its Own"

Historic marker in Micanopy, Florida, which Tom Petty names in "A Mind With a Heart of Its Own"

Historic marker in Micanopy, Florida, which Tom Petty names in "A Mind With a Heart of Its Own"

Signs on front of store in Micanopy, which Tom Petty names in "A Mind With a Heart of Its Own"

Sign entering Brooker, Florida, which Tom Petty names in "A Mind With a Heart of Its Own"

Train station at Brooker, Florida, which Tom Petty names in "A Mind With a Heart of Its Own"

Bo Diddley side trail

Bo Diddley and Tom Petty performing together

Bo Diddley mural

Bo Diddley mural

Bo Diddley Plaza sign

Bo Diddley Plaza mural

Bo Diddley display at Matheson History Museum

Bo Diddley display at Matheson History Museum

Bo Diddley display at Matheson History Museum

Bo Diddley display at Matheson History Museum

Bo Diddley display at Matheson History Museum

Discover the Tom Petty Trail -- With or Without Map!

Marked-up map of Gainesville that was used to locate sites connected to Tom Petty.

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