Homes could replace Surf Restaurant

The restaurant and motel announced a Sept. 20 closing date

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The Surf Restaurant & Bar comprises seven structures, the first of which was built in 1959. It sits on a 1.86-acre property at 3199 S. Fletcher Ave., and includes a beach motel. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader

The Surf Restaurant & Bar comprises seven structures, the first of which was built in 1959. It sits on a 1.86-acre property at 3199 S. Fletcher Ave., and includes a beach motel. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader

The Surf Restaurant & Bar comprises seven structures, the first of which was built in 1959. It sits on a 1.86-acre property at 3199 S. Fletcher Ave., and includes a beach motel. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader

The Surf Restaurant & Bar comprises seven structures, the first of which was built in 1959. It sits on a 1.86-acre property at 3199 S. Fletcher Ave., and includes a beach motel. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader

The Surf Restaurant & Bar comprises seven structures, the first of which was built in 1959. It sits on a 1.86-acre property at 3199 S. Fletcher Ave., and includes a beach motel. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader

The Surf Restaurant & Bar comprises seven structures, the first of which was built in 1959. It sits on a 1.86-acre property at 3199 S. Fletcher Ave., and includes a beach motel. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader

A Fernandina Beach restaurant in business for about 70 years announced it was closing next month to an outpouring of sentiment of social media, while a developer plans 13 homes at the location.

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