Gary Morse is the family member who is never seen. His son (Mark) and daughters are very visible, do the yearly town meeting, and show up in many of the V-Mail videos.

read earlier posts.....................

How fast does your cart go? Mine goes the LEGAL 19.9 mph. Can I get there in 16 minutes?

Just got back from Brownwood to Village of Sanibel right at 15 minutes @ 20 mph. Brownwood is a great addition to TV and will be even more so when completed.

I was at Brownwood this morning. Nice but not much is open. Just the bank, cart store, Logo store (like the mercantile) and theater. A barbque trailer is set up and a stand for City Fire. The barbque trailer and City Fire stand were not open but will probably be open this afternoon. There is construction going on at the real City Fire but I didn't see any indication of anything else on the way.

Just got back from Brownwood. As earlier stated all TV owned things are up and running. There will be entertainment tonight with a show by TV Twirlers and Cheerleaders at 6:00. Not sure if I like the bleacher seating although it is nice that it is covered seating.

bleacher seating...looks nice...nice concept....impractical for TV!!
if your there early slide to the middle
if ya gotta go potty and are not on the end, oh my!!:mad:
if you want to go get a drink refil...uh-oh
if you want to save seats for the neighborhood....:22yikes:
Hopefully the powers that be will also provide the usual chairs

btk

The secret is out...............now we know!

I really hope you're kidding and forgot the smiley at the end. :pray:

To rope off 20 chairs is very selfish.

Brownwood
 

Just got back from Brownwood's 'soft' opening (Fri. Oct. 12th). YES, the golf cart path is open all the way. My observation's: very pretty but much smaller than I anticipated. If this Square is to accommodate all those living south of 466A & Wildwood, in my opinion, the Villages should have made it much larger. The 2 bar huts are open & Babaloo's BBQ & City Fire had food stands. The stadium seating is fine for those who can climb stairs but once the stands (there are only TWO of them) are full and the fold-up chairs are given out (for those who prefer to sit on the flat ground), there's hardly any room for people to dance. The entertainment stage faces the stands. You cannot see the performers from the backside of the stage. Parking is the pits, even if you're in a golf cart. Loved the movie theatre and the Villages sales office interior was spectacular (of course!)....

Excuse my ignorance, but how do you get there on a golf cart path from Morse Blvd?

:ohdear:

Cross under 466A at the tunnel by the Colony sports pool. Make a right and go pass the old Sarasota driving range and take the tunnel under Morse. After that there are currently two options, either go left or right as you exit the tunnel. Option 1 make a left and take Morse south to Pinnellas Place (first road you encounter), then head west until you reach Buena Vista. Head south on the Buena Vista cart path and you will run into Brownwood. The second option is when you emerge from the Morse tunnel you make a right and follow the cart path that parallels 466A. It will take you to Buena Vista and you can follow the Buena Vista path south to Brownwood.

Rather than putting out the chairs in advance, they gave chairs to people as they came in. This prevented seat saving and was a great idea, IMO. Also, IMO, the bleachers are easy to maneuver through. The country band was very good and so appropriate for the opening night of Brownwood. They even wrote and performed a song about the new town square.

The line at the two bars was long but the bars were well staffed and the wait was not long at around 5:15 p.m. City Fire and Bobalou's did an excellent job of moving people along from their temporary outdoor quarters.

Love the windmill to the left of the seating area! As previously noted, the theater and Sales Office are beautiful.

There has been speculation that the new square would serve mainly young people from Wildwood and other neighboring towns. It appeared to be all Villagers tonight and everyone appeared to be having a great time, as was I.

Yes, the folding chairs cut down on the dance area. Seems that there is only one main street for stores, and nothing but parking lots along the side streets. Since there is parking on all sides, I thought it would be ample, but a ways to walk from the car/cart.

Thanks for the update.......

You have to cut across from Morse to Buena Vista. If you go south of 466A Pinnelas is the cut across. If you are north of 466A, I would get over to BV and travel down BV to Brownwood.

excellent :bigbow:

the speculation that Brownwood is for young people and surrounding community is an interesting thought, but certainly is incorrect. The squares are built for the residents.

btk

BTK - Yes it's Villager accessible but I think geared to visitors. . . note the line setup for the huts . . . looks a little like WDW & Universal

Too small??
 

For those of you who have been to Brownwood, do you think it's going to be as big as Sumter? Were there many buildings for future stores and restaurants? From the sound of it, it seems to be a bit underwhelming compared to the other squares. I want to check it out when it gets a bit more up and running. Thanks for your opinion.

Lets not all whine yet. It IS just barely opened! People whined the whole time waiting for it to open an snow they whine because there seems to be not enough or as big as the other squares. It just opened! For those who were there it can be seen more areas for growth. The grass behind the stands area, the large area where construction equipment were behind the green fence. If they waited for everything to be built, it would not open until next year. Than more whining why it does not open. Now there is people asking why just TV businesses open?
It appears to me that the ample parking means much more to come.
The best part was the handing out of chairs! Somehow I doubt that will continue over time, but the thought/concept is GREAT to keep people from saving chairs.
Looks good to me so far. Just think of it. Where else in this country does a new town get built for its residence to enjoy. Kudos to the Morse family.

I remember reading somewhere that some of the original design work for TV was done by the same people who did Universal.

I heard it was Disney designers who designed Spanish Springs, but that is just quoting oft repeated stories. I don't know for sure.

WHEN did Spanish Springs open???? It has to be somewhere in the last fifteen years because we came here to look at this place with some friends and I was NOT impressed. Not much there at Spanish Springs when we first visited.

Now just look at me. Impressed just isn't the word.

There are always some who are never happy.

I have a friend on TOTV who says often

"Patience, Grasshopper."

And I am going to quote him.

I just did.