The “Riddle House” Before you continue reading, please note that the following information was from a local resident of Orlando who supposedly spent years researching the history of the...
The “Riddle House” Before you continue reading, please note that the following information was from a local resident of Orlando who supposedly spent years researching the history of the...
Located at the southwest corner of Ridgewood St. and Cathcart Ave., this religious building serves as a record of Orlando’s residential and spiritual growth during the Land Boom Period of the...
RPPC for the Carpenter’s Home Church in Lakeland, Florida. Abandoned Atlas Archives Carpenter’s Home Church Without Walls Central Church was a Christian megachurch in Lakeland, Florida...
“Dave’s” hot dog stand (pictured above) was the last remaining tenant at the time of the mall’s closure The advent of the human space program in 1961 transformed Titusville in just 10 years from a...
James T. Walker This grand Victorian treehouse was built by James Talmage “Tokey” Walker, a World War II veteran and cattle farmer. James developed a strong work ethic at an early age. He...
History of the Bongoland Ruins of Port Orange, Fla. In Port Orange, Florida, lies the remains of a defunct amusement park once called Bongoland, its history dating back as far as the early 1800s...
Slender and sandy, Egmont Key strategically guards the primary shipping lane in and out of Tampa Bay. It is home to a lighthouse and has a long history as a US military outpost. During the Third...
Author’s Note: The building is currently undergoing restoration. Trespassers are subject to fines and/or arrest. Harder Hall The Florida land boom of the 1920s was the state’s first real...
A postcard depicting the Glass Bank’s original look. Considered by many to have been a Cocoa Beach landmark, The First Federal Savings and Loan Building was constructed in 1961, giving the...
Located on Hwy 192 in Kissimmee, the Viking Motel opened in 1992 during the height of tourism in the area. According to their website, they offered free wi-fi in all of their rooms, cable television...
Established as the town of Woodley in 1890s, the name was changed to Quay in 1902 in honor of Senator Matthew S. Quay, who had introduced a Senate bill to widen and deepen the Intercoastal Waterway...
Photo Credit: State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory, 1939 – Central Florida Tuberculosis Hospital, later known as the Sunland Training Center for Retarded Children. Around 1952, a new...
Raz Island Located in the middle of Bay Lake, there is an island known today as Discovery Island, which is owned by Walt Disney World. The island though has a long history going as far as the early...
Opening on July 4, 2008, South Beach Orlando featured 144 suites which can be rented out a months at a time at a “reasonable” rate. Within months, it received many poor and rather odd...
William J. Howey, Founder of Howey-in-the-Hills The Howey Mansion is a historic 7,188 square foot, 20-room Mediterranean Revival Style home located in Howey-in-the-Hills, Florida. It was built by...
Nestled into the coast of the Indian River Lagoon, where south Florida and central Florida first start to merge, sits an incredible historical house – once undoubtedly one of the most beautiful...
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