Year: 2021
Organizations
The Florida Sanitarium
The Florida Sanitarium
The sanitarium was the brainchild of Dr. W. K. Kellogg (Yes, the cornflakes Kellogg from Battle Creek, Michigan!). Excerpts from an article entitled "Florida Hospitals Traveled Long Road From Sanitarium" by Mark Andrews published in the...
Places
Circus World
ABOVE: Photo of the Circus World billboard from Interstate 4 in the 1970s.
Circus World History
The Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Combined Shows, Inc., opened Circus World in Haines City, Florida on February 21, 1974. While the location was great...
Places
Davis Park Motel
Davis Park Motel 1960s
The Davis Park Motel was located at 221 East Colonial Drive for decades. It was family owned and operated.
ABOVE Featured Image: 1960s postcard of the Davis Park Motel at 221 East Colonial Drive.
Davis Park Motel 1990 Marketing...
Places
The Mercado - International Drive
The Mercado
The Mercado was a lively and vibrant destination frequented by 1000s of tourists and locals alike with the free nightly entertainment, dining and shopping. The free entertainment in the outdoor courtyard and Blazing Piano's Red Hot Rock n Roll...
Places
Haberkamp Family of Pine Hills
ABOVE: Marilyn Haberkamp with her sons Tim, Tom and Robert.
The Haberkamp Family in Pine Hills
Marilyn Haberkamp and her family moved to the Pine Hills area of Orlando from the Village of Mount Prospect, Illinois in 1966 to open a Burger...
