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Albertson Public Library Blueprints
On February 21, 1922, the city of Orlando held a bond election for funds to build a public library and other municipal improvements. The vote was 155 against and 446 in favor!
PLANS APPROVED - BIDS SOUGHT
The May 13, 1922, Orlando...
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Veterans in All Souls Catholic Cemetery
MILITARY MEMBERS IN ALL SOULS CATHOLIC CEMETERY
All Souls Catholic Cemetery on 25th Street in Sanford, Florida, dates back to 1890, and the first military veteran interred there appears to be George Bailey who died December 22, 1891. George was born...
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Barbarella
Photographs of the outside of Barbarella nightclub, located at 70 N. Orange Avenue in downtown Orlando. Opened in 1987 with the name Beach Club, the location quickly became a popular destination for live music and dj’d dance parties. Renamed Barbarella...
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Albert Drug Store, Established 1939-1992
Menus from Albert Drug Store which was located at 2201 Edgewater Drive in College Park, established 1939-1992. College Park Historical Society of Orlando archives include a 1971 menu, a 1992 menu, and an advertisement for an Orlando Remembered event, Fountain...
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The College Park Neighborhood Association's 16th Annual Homes Tour: Mediterranean Revivals, 2006
Mediterranean Revival is an eclectic style using Spanish, Italian Renaissance and Moorish architectural elements. In Florida, the style's popularity soared in the 1920's; it remained a pervasive influence until World War II. It was used for a variety of building...
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The College Park Neighborhood Association 15th Annual Historic Homes Tour, 2005
A recent historic resources study of College Park showed substantially fewer historic buildings than in 2001, in part, we believe because the current real estate boom has accelerated inappropriate exterior alterations and the demolition of older homes. Thus CP...
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The College Park Neighborhood Association 14th Annual Historic Homes Tour and 80th Anniversary of Dubsdread Golf Course, 2004
It all began with Hanford Carl Dann (1885-1940), an Orange County native recognized by the Daily Sentinel in 1913 as one of the most active, valuable and responsible real estate men in town. An enthusiastic golfer, he was sure that...
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The College Park Neighborhood Association 13th Annual Historic Homes Tour, 2003
Interlaken - between the lakes - was the name chosen by Lester and William Nydegger for their 1941 subdivision and 1946 and 1948 additions. Their choice referred to their ancestral Swiss city of Interlaken and to the beautiful Florida lakes...
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College Park Neighborhood Association 12th Annual Historic Homes Tour, College Park Country Club, 2002
Today's tour takes you through 1925 and 1926 subdivisions called College Park Country Club Section and College Park Country Club 2nd and 5th additions. The name "College Park" was the idea of S. Howard Atha, partner in the real estate...
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11th College Park Historic Homes Tour, Palm Terrace, 2001
"With the opening of Palm Terrace the people of Orlando are offered the opportunity of purchasing homes of exceptional merit, situated in an ideal location and surrounded by an environment of dignity and refinement." August 1925 publicity predicted a sell-out...
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10th College Park Historic Homes Tour - in the Shadow of Interstate 4, 2000
Almost 80 years ago, long before Interstate 4 was dreamed of, developer Walter W. Rose transformed groveland into building lots with streets he named for colleges and universities. Active in Orlando Real Estate since 1913, Rose was one of the...
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9th College Park Historic Homes Tour, in the Shadow of Interstate 4, 1999
Almost 80 years ago, long before Interstate 4 was dreamed of, developer Walter R. Rose transformed groveland into building lots with streets he named for colleges and universities. Our tour includes homes from his December 1921 Rosemere subdivision and from...
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