• The stories of orlando

    Orlando Memory is a community focused digital collection of local heritage and traditions. Explore Central Florida’s history with stories, photos, documents, videos, and more.

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    Air Force Officer Laura Buckner, Daughters of the American Revolution, First Vice Regent, Orlando Chapter Presents at Orlando Remembered for America 250, April 2026
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    A Romance at Orlando

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    Street Map of Orlando 1936
    Street Map of Orlando, Showing Route of 23-mile Scenic Drive Around 18 Lakes Images are from a 1936 street map of Orlando, Florida, showing the route of a 23-mile scenic drive around 18 lakes.  The map was published by the City...
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    Steak N Shake
    Steak N Shake was one of the popular hangouts throughout the years in Orlando. What's your favorite memory from Steak N Shake? BELOW:  Steak N Shake 1966 menu.   ABOVE: Image of a Florida Steak N Shake restaurant on a postcard from the ...
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    Hurricane Charley Damage at Southwest Library
    Hurricane Charley Damage at Southwest Library On Friday,  August 13, 2004 Southwest Library was damaged as Hurricane Charley slammed through the Orlando area. I was one of the librarians at Southwest and happened to be the first to arrive for work...
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    Saturdays at the Rialto
    From the age of about five, until I was probably fifteen, going to the Rialto Movie Theatre on Saturday mornings is one of my fondest memories of Orlando.  For 9 cents (later 14 cents and even later, a quarter).  Here's...
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    Citizenship Inspired @ OCLS
    Citizenship Inspired is a course offered at the Orange County Library System to prepare patrons for their upcoming Citizenship Exam. Rosalba Castano was one of the first students to take the test after the initial course. She passed. In this video...
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    Crooked Lake
    Crooked Lake is a lake that has tons of bass fish.  It is over 7,000 acres. My family and I would visit this lake every summer.  We would stay in rental apartments and pretty much swim, ski, tube and eat for...
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    UCF Homecoming Spirit Splash
    Every Fall, UCF celebrates Homecoming in an exciting week of events and spirit-filled students!  Without a doubt, of all the activities, Spirit Splash is always the most memorable for the campus community. Spirit Splash is the pep rally held the Friday...
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    Gatorland
    Gatorland is a 110 acre theme park that is full of alligators.  It is also a preserve for many of the alligators.  The park opened up in 1949.  It has crocodiles, different birds, reptile shows, educational programs and an observation...
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    Halloween Horror Nights
    Halloween Horror Nights (HHN) is an event hosted at the theme park Universal Studios.  It all started in 1991 as "Fright Nights" and has become scarier, produced themes, and created a ritual for some people to visit each year.  This...
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    Fiesta in the Park Best of Art Show Winners
    * Fiesta in the Park Best of Show Winner 2010 Fiesta in the Park Art Show Winner for 2010 Untitled ~ carved acrylic by Ron Lynn of Zephyrhills, FL, is located at the Edgewater Branch of the Orange County Library System. * * Fiesta in...
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    Orlando Memory Events
    The Orange County Library System hosted its first Scanning Event at the Main Library on March 14, 2009. (From left to right) Tonia Hinkle, Angela Jacobe and Graciela Noriega Jacoby stood by the Orlando Memory banner announcing a series of Virtual...
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    Library's Branches Spreading Eastward
    Library Branches Spreading East For years, east Orange County residents have asked for a larger library and a more convenient location. Now, the Orange County Library System plans to deliver on both requests at two new libraries. Library officials have ann...
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