Year: 2014
Organizations
Good Shepherd Catholic Church
Good Shepherd Mission Church was established through the efforts of Monsignor John G. Bishop. Ground breaking took place in 1955 and the first Mass was celebrated on March 18, 1956 by Rev. Roman S. Gromala.
The photo above is of the...
People
Michelle Nguyen
Ocoee High School student Michelle Nguyen talks about the school's new all-digital curriculum at West Oaks Library on April 13, 2014.
Organizations
Azalea Park Baptist School
Azalea Park Baptist Church opened its School in a newly completed building in 1961. From the beginning, the school's co-founder, Rev. James S. Raskins, was determined to offer a quality education superior to that offered by the public school system....
People
Reverend Willard Lynn
ABOVE: Featured photo is of Reverend Willard Lynn, Sharon French, and deacon, Fred Frey. This photo was taken during the 1966-1967 school year. Rev. Lynn was the headmaster of the day school there for many years.
Born in Marianna, Florida, Willar...
People
Ralph Hansel
My name is Ralph Hansel I was born in Orlando and I moved down here to Pine Castle where I live now. I've never lived anywhere else I've only moved once in my life, from where I was born to...
Organizations
Azalea Park Swimming Pool
The Azalea Park Swimming Pool was built and originally operated by the developer of the Azalea Park subdivision, Phillips Properties. Officially managed by Marguerite "Peggy" Phillips with the help of Dixie O'Brian and Betty Hurd, the pool was sold to...
Organizations
Christ the King Episcopal Church
ABOVE: Photo of the current sanctuary of Christ the King Episcopal Church, designed by Nils Schweizer and built in 1961.
Christ the King Episcopal Church - In the Beginning
Founded in January, 1955, Christ the King Episcopal Church held its first services...
Events
Azalea Park Neighborhood Celebrates 60
Back in the late 1930s, J. W. Cannon operated a 400 acre private airport along Lake Barton Road (now Semoran Blvd.) It was a grass runway for small airplanes and it had its own flying school. The Florida Aeronautical and...
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U.S.S. Richard S. Bull - Photo Album of Neil Fischer - WWII
Neil Joseph Fischer was stationed at the Sanford Naval Air Station after serving in the Navy in the Pacific Theater in World War II, making Central Florida his home. He and his wife lived off base in a garage apartment...
Places
Dr. J. B. Callahan Neighborhood Center
The Georgia Nell Woodley Orlando Remembered exhibit is on permanent display at the Dr. J. B. Callahan Neighborhood Center located at 101 North Parramore Avenue in downtown Orlando and is open to the public.
The display was dedicated on February 19,...
People
Robert Buck
My name is Robert Buck.. I'm originally from New York and that's where I was when... in 1960 Martin Marietta hired me. I was a copy writer for an ad agency up there and they wanted me to write recruiting...
Topics
Interview with Hurley Suggs and Gerald Eberly
Hurley Suggs and Gerald Eberly are both long-time residents of the Orlo Vista area of Orlando. Mr. Suggs has lived here his entire life and was a barber. Mr. Eberly has lived in the area since he was 21 and...