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Chastain's Restaurant
Chastain's Restaurant closed its doors on Tuesday, September 3, 1996, after 40 years in business on North Orange Blossom Trail in Orlando, much to the dismay of its many loyal and long-time customers.
An article in the Orlando Sentinel on September...
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EPCOT - America Gardens Theatre
ABOVE: Bob McGrath of Sesame Street performed at EPCOT around 1989. My kids were three and five at the time and big Sesame Street fans. Bob came out into the audience and stood right next to where we were sitting.
Across...
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Lake Buena Vista Shopping Village
ABOVE: Finale at "The Glory and Pageantry of Christmas" which was presented at the Walt Disney World Shopping Village for many years.
Lake Buena Vista Shopping Village
If you lived in the Orlando area or just visited from the 1970s to the...
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Infinite Mushroom - Colonial Plaza
The Infinite Mushroom at Colonial Plaza
During the 1960's and 1970's the Infinite Mushroom was where you went for concert tickets, black light posters and apparently unbeknownst to me (I was rather naive at the time) various paraphernalia used by "Hippies!"...
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Eddie Graham Sports Stadium
ABOVE: On 23 April 1971, my friend Judy, my aunt Iris and I saw Three Dog Night live at the Orlando Sports Stadium. We were right in front of the stage and this is the photo I got of Chuck...
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Shakey's Pizza
Do you remember Shakey's Pizza on 17-92? How about the one on Orange Blossom Trail (Highway 441)?
I can't quite place it, but I remember eating the best pizza ever at Shakey's Pizza after concerts and football games. They had pin...
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Walt Disney World - Four For A Dollar
ABOVE: Acappella singing group Four For A Dollar performing as the pre-show at the Beauty and the Beast stage at MGM/Disney Studios, now Hollywood Studios. At the time Clark Barrios formerly lead singer with the Orchid Garden house band, Rock...
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Favorite Restaurants
Do you remember Gary's Duck Inn, Chastain's, Meiner's Barbecue, Ronnies, Gabriel's subs, Rossi's Pizzeria, Lee's Lakeside, the luncheon counters at McCrory's Downtown and in the Winter Park Mall?
Share your memories in the comments below.
ROSSI'S PIZZA & ...
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Church Street Station
Church Street Station - One Family Remembers
July 19, 2004 marked the 30th anniversary of the opening of Rosie O'Grady's Good Time Emporium on Church Street in downtown Orlando. July 19, 1974 marked the beginning of a marvelous adventure the likes...
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Ronnie's Restaurant
Ronnie's Restaurant
Newcomers to Orlando often hear about a fabulous place called Ronnie's Restaurant at the old Colonial Mall. Long time Orlando residents remember Ronnie's as one of their favorite places to go after Prom, after church and any time you...
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East India Ice Cream Parlor
The East India Ice Cream Parlor
For those of you who have been in the area for a while, East India Ice Cream Parlor might ring a bell. It was located on Park Avenue's restaurant row in Winter Park just up...
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