Tag: Downtown Orlando

Places
San Juan Hotel
Though the space on Orange Avenue that the San Juan Hotel once occupied is now the Morgan and Morgan building, the San Juan Hotel was Orlando's first permanent hotel and at one point the largest building in the town when it was first constructed in 1885. ... Read more
People
Helen Gardner
Born in 1884 in Binghampton, New York, Helen Gardner was eighteen when she became the second wife of Duncan Pell, Sr., and moved to Orlando. Though the two would later divorce, Helen Gardner would go on to make successful films including the 1912 fil ... Read more
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Orlando History Through Postcards
Orlando History Through Postcards More than just being something nice to send a friend or a relative while on a trip, these postcards show Orlando through the years and offer a glimpse at what the City Beautiful looked like to tourists through the years. ... Read more
Events
Pale Waves at The Social
Pale Waves at the Social Pale Waves is an indie rock/dream pop group from Manchester, England. The band formed in 2014 when Heather Baron-Gracie and Ciara Doran met while studying at the British and Irish Modern Music Institute. They released a couple of ... Read more
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Gogol Bordello at the Beacham
 Gogol Bordello is a popular "gypsy punk" group, as they call themselves, with members coming from many different parts of the world, although their sound is most influenced by the folk music of Eastern Europe and punk. They played at the Beacham on ... Read more
Places
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 ... Read more
People
Oral History Interview with Dr. Bernard Albert Kahn
Bernie Kahn with his playmates in front of the veranda at 424 East Central. Bernie's brother, Bob Kahn, is pictured at the top and below him pictured from left to right are Jesse Wittenstein (Joe Wittenstein's son), Michael Tobias (Aunt Florence's son), D ... Read more
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Reverend Eugene Zimmerman and Mrs. Emily Ann Zimmerman Oral History Interview
I'm Emily Ann Zimmerman and I was born in Night Station which is just a little bit north of Plant City, but I grew up from age six in East Palatka in Palatka, Florida. I'm Gene Zimmerman. I was born in Crystal Beach which is about five miles south of T ... Read more
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Oral History Interview with Donovan Dean
I'm Patrick Donovan Dean born here in Orlando General Hospital 28 September '39. I was born here, but during the war my folks moved to Lakeland. My father, Donovan Dean, was an architect, and became the base engineer for the military base in Lakeland. The ... Read more
Events
Come Out With Pride Parade
The annual Orlando Pride Parade in downtown Orlando. The Orlando Pride Parade was led by the color guard. Forty-nine angel kites representing the forty-nine victims of the Pulse shooting were flown at the 2016 Come Out With Pride Parade. ... Read more
People
Oral History Interview with Donovan Dean
I'm Patrick Donovan Dean born here in Orlando General Hospital 28 September '39. I was born here, but during the war my folks moved to Lakeland. My father, Donovan Dean, was an architect, and became the base engineer for the military base in Lakeland.They ... Read more
Events
Denali Moose Tracks 10,000 Ice Cream Scoop Challenge
On June 8th 2016, the Denali Moose Tracks 10,000 Ice Cream Scoop Challenge took place at the Orange County Regional History Center. Free scoops of Mayfield Dairy Farms Moose Tracks ice cream were given out to each member of the community who visited th ... Read more