The changing face of Orlando!
Orange Avenue then – looking south circa 1940.
Orlando buildings now.
Peruse the images from Orlando’s past and present below. Click on the first image to begin the slide show.
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Alberston Library
The Albertson Public Library facing Central Blvd. at Rosalind circa 1940 before it was torn down and replaced in 1966.
Albertson Library
The Albertson Public Library facing Central Blvd. at Rosalind before it was torn down and replaced in 1966.
Albertson Library
The Albertson Public Library facing Central Blvd. at Rosalind before it was torn down and replaced in 1966.
Young Adult Department
Looking down into the Young Adult Department from the second floor of the 1966 Main Library building.
Library Completed Building
Pictures of the newly completed Orlando Public Library.
Library Model
Model of the proposed enlarged library square project.
Library Square
Flier printed by the Orlando Public Library providing information about the proposed Library Square. Library Square was a plan for the 2...
Genealogy Department Opening
Opening of the Genealogy collection on the 4th floor of the Main library. The Genealogy collection was relocated to the West Oaks...
Arts and Literature 1st Floor
Judy Mucci, Paul Neal, Heather Bodiford, Arts and Literature 1st Floor, Orlando Public Library
Children's Library Groundbreaking
Library Director Dorothy Field present when the entry area in the old l1966 library was remodeled to become the Children's Library at...
Friends Bookstore Postcard
Postcard promoting the Friends of the Library Bookstore. Photo of the Main Library and a photo of customers in the bookstore.
Northgate Library
What we know today as the Edgewater Branch Library, part of the Orange County Library System. Location: 5049 Edgewater Drive, Orlando, FL...
Lake Eola postcard
Postcard of small fountain at Lake Eola on Central Blvd.
1940's Orange Ave
The Angebilt Hotel is still on Orange Avenue and just as beautiful as ever.
I-4 1965
Wow, what a difference 40-something years make. Here's an aerial shot of the I4 bridge at lake Ivanhoe in downtown Orlando being...
Gary's Duck Inn
Gary's Duck Inn on South Orange Blossom Trail was an Orlando tradition as was the jumbo shrimp platter. Both are featured on...
Gary's Duck Inn
This is the view most of us remember after South Orange Blossom Trail was widened, wiping out the front parking lot.
Chastain's Restaurant
Chastain's Restaurant on South Orange Blossom Trail on the west side of the street. You can see the lighted radio studio on...
Shamu Stadium
This is the original Shamu Stadium. It is now the Whale and Dolphin Stadium. It's hard to believe that Shamu actually performed...
America Gardens Theatre
Bob McGrath of Sesame Street performed at EPCOT around 1989. My kids were three and five at the time and big Sesame...
FAO Schwarz
This is FAO Schwarz entrance at Pointe Orlando on International Drive. We visited the store in 1997, the year it opened.
FAO Schwarz - Raggedy Ann
This photo is also from FAO Schwarz at Pointe Orlando on I-Drive. It was taken in November 1997.
Wonder Works!
The infamous upside down building located on I-Drive! This attraction is certainly one of my favorite Orlando Memories. What about you?
Postcard of Orange General Hospital - front
The old Orange General Hospital.
Orlando, the City Beautiful brochure - late 1920's
Lake Eola
Orando, the City Beautiful brochure 3
Lake Lucerne, Orange Avenue, Sky line of Orlando from Robinson near Eola Drive, Hotel Wyoming.
Orando, the City Beautiful brochure 6
Lake Cherokee, Post Office, Jefferson Court Apartments, Rosalind Avenue.
Orando, the City Beautiful brochure 8
Orlando Bank and Trust Company, Angebilt Hotel.
Hiawassee Branch!
Old Hiawassee Branch library in the JMart plaze at the corner of Silver Star Road and Hiawassee Road.
John Young Museum and Planetarium.
Pamphlet for John Young Museum and Planetarium at Loch Haven Park.
The Hal James Five
Diane Anderson, Southeast Shelving Clerk photographed with her group, the Hal James Five. Diane's husband Kenneth Anderson is the last person on...
City of Orlando flag
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Orlando Skyline (Lake Eola)
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The Dynetech Building (Magnolia & Washington Ave)
I've always been fascinated by Orlando's emerging architectural wonders. This is part of the "new" Orlando, it's the Dynetech mix-use building on...
Colonial Bank and other Downtown skyscrapers
Nice view of the Colonial Bank building along with a few other skyline beauties!
Downtown Orlando fountain
Wonderfully designed fountain in the heart of Downtown Orlando.
I. W. Phillips House
I. W. Phillips House
