Dade City Florida 33525

Population: about 6700

Dade City in Popular Culture

In the television series Dexter on the Showtime network, Dade City is the fictional home of Dexter Morgan's deceased biological father. In the series, the city was incorrectly located as being "5 hours up I-95" presumably from Miami - Dade City is actually off of I-75 north of Tampa. Also in the series a "Dade City Bowling Alley" is mentioned. The Bowling Alley in Dade City closed during the 1970's and one must now travel to Zephyrhills to enjoy that particular pasttime.

Dade City was home to former world number one professional tennis player Jim Courier, born August 17, 1970. In the 1990s Courier popularized wearing a baseball cap while on the tennis court. Courier captured a total of 23 singles titles and 6 doubles titles during his career. He spent a total of 58 weeks ranked as the World No. 1 in 1992 and 1993. He reached the finals of all four major championships during his career.Jim Courier also produced a documentary movie exploring the drama of the junior's tennis world, hitting the road with a handful of teenage competitors as they head for the national championship.

Southwest corner of Meridian Avenue and 5th Street: The Osceola Hotel was built on the southwest corner of 5th Street and Meridian Avenue by M. L. Gilbert as a boarding house for workers of the Sunnybrook Tobacco Company. Later it was bought and operated by Mrs. Douglas Cochrane, whose daughters (Inez, Ethel, and Lula) and sons (William and Fred) were popular members of the younger set. The Osceola became a home away from home for locals and visitors. One of the most "beloved figures of the town was Mrs. Rose Fyffe, known to all as Aunt Rose, who succeeded Mrs.. Cochrane. Among the regular boarders during the years were the families of John S. Burke, L. C. Hawes, Mrs. Laura Spencer Porter, DeCarr Covington, Monroe Covington, Frank Price, and C. F. Touchton, to name just a few. Fred Gregory, who came to Dade City with the L. B. McLeod Co., contractor for Pasco County's first paved roads, remained as a resident of the Osceola Hotel for many years. The last remaining evidence of it is a concrete slab with the name "Osceola", which was a part of the original front entrance walkway.

 

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