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Autobiography of Captain Charles L. Albertson
The Autobiography of Captain Charles L. Albertson provides a glimpse into the life of retired Police Inspector Charles Albertson of New York City, who has ties to Orlando and the history of the Orange County Library System. His short piece entitled...
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Bates Motel - Universal Studios
The Bates Motel and house were part of Universal Studios Orlando from 1990 to 1998, replaced by Woody Woodpecker and Curious George. If you have seen the movie or just heard the piercing music that accompanies Hitchcock's famous shower scene,...
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Lifetime Jalousie
Arch Engineers of Orlando introduced aluminum Jalousies in the 1950's which they manufactured at their Orlando factory, Lifetime Building Specialties, located at 519 Brookhaven Dr. near Ivanhoe Boulevard.
Residential builder, Jerry Kinsley of Kinsley Bu...
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Orlando Utilities Commission Lake Ivanhoe Power Plant
ABOVE: Photo of the Kinsley Construction Company on Forsyth Road founded by Orlando resident Jerry Kinsley.
Operating under the names of Kinsley Builders, Kinsley Construction, and Kinsley Contractors, Mr. Jerry Kinsley built many commercial and residential...
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Lovett's Food Store
ABOVE: Photo of Lovett's Food Store building across the street on Robinson Street at Rosalind Avenue, which later became the George Stuart Office Supply store in Orlando for many years.
Photo of construction of a two story law office in downtown...
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Kissimmee Fruit Packing Plant
ABOVE: Photo of a Kissimmee fruit packing plant built by Orlando builder Jerry Kinsley.
Photos courtesy of the Kinsley Archives.
Listen to this oral history interview with World War II Veteran Jerry Kinsley at St. James Cathedral in Orlando, Flor...
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"Old Baldy Hill" by Louis Toth
A firsthand account from the Korean War as written by TSGT Louis Toth, US Army Paratrooper. Nationally recognized for his award winning stories, Veteran Toth resides at the Orlando VA Community Living Center and participated in the Hospitalized Veterans Writing...
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Wigwam Village Motel
The iconic Wigwam Village Motel on South Orange Blossom Trail was built by Orlando Builder Jerry Kinsley. Each wigwam had a bedroom and bathroom. It was built using metal lath, then sprayed stucco.
Photos courtesy of the Kinsley Archives.
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"The Neighborhood" by Lyle Shaffer
ABOVE: WWII Veteran Lyle Shaffer at the Orlando VA Medical Center in Orlando, FL, May 26, 2010.
Original story by WWII Veteran Lyle Shaffer about his memories of his Central Florida neighborhood on Sybelia Avenue in Matiland. He recalls his neighbors...
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Scenes Central Florida Circa 1900
ABOVE: 1890 map of Orlando, Florida.
Enjoy and explore photographic drawings from a tourist travel booklet published around 1900 called Palatka Florida - St. Johns & Ocklawaha Rivers. The booklet is located in the Florida Collection at the Orlando Publi...
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Seminole Hotel - Winter Park 1890
Advertising booklet circa 1890 promoting the Seminole Hotel in Winter Park and land sales in Winter Park through the Winter Park Company.
The Seminole Hotel brochure - Click on links below to view
COVER - Front and Back
Mentioned: Seminole...
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History of Orlando - 1929 Orlando High School Yearbook
Read this amazing six-page History of Orlando included in the 1929 Orlando Senior High School yearbook "Las Memorias."
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