Sky Lake Neighborhoods
Dublin Core
Title
Sky Lake Neighborhoods
Alternative Title
Sky Lake
Subject
Orlando (Fla.)
Housing--Florida
Description
The residential development in Sky Lake, Florida, in the 1960s. The first aerial photograph is taken from the north and has been annotated to show the location of the Publix Supermarket and U.S. Route 441 (US 441), also known as Orange Blossom Trail (OBT). In the second photograph, Lancaster Road is on the bottom and US 441 is to the right. The third photograph is a closeup aerial view, most likely taken from a northern approach with OBT located on the right side of the picture.
Sky Lake is a residential community and unincorporated area, located approximately seven miles south of Downtown Orlando between Lancaster Road and Sand Lake Road. The community was developed in late 1950s and 1960s by Hymen Lake. Houses originally sold in the range of $10,000 to $15,000. In the 1970s, Sky Lake became one of the first housing developments to be racially integrated. The community was originally proposed to include one thousand homes within the middle of the square mile block and a ring of commercial developments along the perimeter.
Sky Lake is a residential community and unincorporated area, located approximately seven miles south of Downtown Orlando between Lancaster Road and Sand Lake Road. The community was developed in late 1950s and 1960s by Hymen Lake. Houses originally sold in the range of $10,000 to $15,000. In the 1970s, Sky Lake became one of the first housing developments to be racially integrated. The community was originally proposed to include one thousand homes within the middle of the square mile block and a ring of commercial developments along the perimeter.
Creator
DeWitt, Fred
Source
Original 8 x 10 inch black and white photograph by Fred DeWitt by Fred DeWitt: Pine Castle Historical Society, Pine Castle, Florida.
Date Created
ca. 1962-1965
Date Copyrighted
ca. 1962-1965
Date Submitted
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Contributor
Lake, Harriett
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original 8 x 10 inch black and white photograph by Fred DeWitt by Fred DeWitt.
Is Part Of
Sky Lake Collection, Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
image/jpg
Medium
8 x 10 inch black and white photographs
Language
eng
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Sky Lake, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Geography Teacher
Provenance
Originally created by Fred DeWitt.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by Fred DeWitt and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Curator
Barnes, Mark
Digital Collection
Source Repository
External Reference
Tracy, Jane. "Harriett and Hymen Lake .'" Orlando Memory, March 11, 2014, http://dc.ocls.info/memory/image/harriett-and-hymen-lake.
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
3 black and white photographs
Physical Dimensions
8 x 10 inches
Collection
Citation
DeWitt, Fred, “Sky Lake Neighborhoods,” RICHES, accessed May 23, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/7024.