Visit the Gallery next to Jetsons' Salon at 2741 No. Osprey in Newtown, Sarasota, FL
Welcome to Greater Newtown Historical Gallery
The real history of Sarasota
Meet Jetson Grimes:
Jetson Grimes shows people around
Jetson Grimes speaking to a tour group visiting his Newtown Historical Gallery on Osprey Avenue
Newtown Community Gallery Preserves Proud African-American History
The simplicity of the Newtown Historical Gallery is what provides its unique charm, though not nearly as charming as the man behind it.
by Edward James III
Walking into the Newtown Historical Gallery on Osprey Avenue in Sarasota is like walking into a time capsule filled with proclamations, family photos, artifacts, and an intangible aura of pride that permeates through the small, yet full space.
The gallery is a museum of sorts paying homage to the wide and diverse history of Sarasota’s oldest Black community.
Jetson Grimes is the face behind the rows of hanging pictures and preserved magazines. Less than 30 years separate Grimes from Newtown’s own birth, though the longtime pillar in the community moves and works like someone closer to 50 than 80..
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