Tag: Orange Ave.

The Beacham Theatre: The Early Years Braxton Beacham Sr. Born in Dublin, Georgia, in 1864, Braxton Beacham moved to Florida in 1883, first settling in Maitland and then a year later, moving to Orlando. He first found work in a dry goods store as a clerk ... Read more

 Gogol Bordello is a popular "gypsy punk" group, as they call themselves, with members coming from many different parts of the world, although their sound is most influenced by the folk music of Eastern Europe and punk. They played at the Beacham on Mar ... Read more

Photographs of the outside of Barbarella nightclub, located at 70 N. Orange Avenue in downtown Orlando. Opened in 1987 with the name Beach Club, the location quickly became a popular destination for live music and dj’d dance parties. Renamed Barbarella ... Read more

ABOVE: "A new, ecclesiastical look is given the downtown Orlando skyline with completion of St. James Roman Catholic Church." Illustration caption, Orlando Sentinel-Star, page 35, section 4, March 9, 1952.  Newspaper article announcing a new era for St ... Read more