Tag: Parks and Open Space

Inscription The inscription on the monument located in the parking area on General Rees Avenue (formerly Drive) halfway between Corrine Drive and Glenridge reads: Blue Jacket ParkFor over 30 years, this site served as the Orlando Naval Training Center ... Read more

"Growing Concern" by Linda Chapin Reprinted with Permission from The Orlando Sentinel, Sunday, July 31, 2005. The second oral history interview with The Honorable Linda Chapin on October 28, 2019 at the Orlando Public Library. In this second meeting we ... Read more

On September 17, 1973 the City of Orlando dedicated Beardall Park in honor of Mayor William "Billy" Beardall. The program created for the dedication includes his photograph, an aerial view of the park, list of dignitaries a brief bio of Major Beardall fro ... Read more