Tag: Orlando families

My name is Robert Byrd and I was born in Orlando, actually at my grandmother's house on Cottage Hill Road which was a little rock road off of what we then called the Old Winter Garden Highway... It was just a little bit beyond what I think you now call th ... Read more

My name is Robert Byrd and I was born in Orlando, actually at my grandmother's house on Cottage Hill Road which was a little rock road off of what we then called the Old Winter Garden Highway... It was just a little bit beyond what I think you now call th ... Read more

My family moved down here in 1949. We lived briefly on Canton Street. We rented a house that was knocked down for I-4. And while we lived there my parents built the house at 913 Silver Drive so we would visit very often. LISTEN (18:51) College Park ... Read more

ABOVE IMAGE: Richard Weinsier, enjoys playing in Lake Conway as his mother, Ruth Weinsier, seated on the dock to the right takes a rest from managing The Florida Spa, circa 1940's. His Aunt Helene visiting from Texas is pictured on the dock seated to the ... Read more

ABOVE: Charlie Stuart who grew up on Gerda Terrace in College Park speaks at the College Park Oral History Night with the Stuart Family at Infusion Tea, August 26, 2013. ABOVE: Front page excerpt of Urban Renewal: A Way to Keep Orlando The City Beautiful ... Read more