Orlando Remembered at the SunTrust Center

Orlando Remembered at the SunTrust Center

Orlando Remembered at SunTrust Center

Orlando (Fla.)

Banks and banking--Florida

This exhibit, produced by Orlando Remembered, shows objects from the SunTrust Center, located at 200 South Orange Avenue in Downtown Orlando, Florida. This exhibit features items from previous occupants of the block, including Albert's Drug Store and the First National Bank. F. L. Morse, president of the First National Bank, purchased the block in March of 1934 for $25,000. In 1973, First National merged with 26 other local banks to form Sun Banks. The current 25-story building was opened in 1988 and is the tallest building in Orlando.

Orlando Remembered is a community based group, dedicated to the preservation of Downtown Orlando's past. To date, the group has constructed 18 exhibits in the downtown area that highlight the current building's connection to the past.

Barnes, Mark

Original color digital image by Mark Barnes, January 12, 2016.

2016-01-12

SunTrust Center Collection, Orlando Remembered Collection, Orlando Collection, Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.

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First National Bank, Downtown Orlando, Florida

SunTrust Center, Downtown Orlando, Florida

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Originally created by Mark Barnes.

Copyright to this resource is held by Orange County Regional History Center and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.

Orlando Remembered

Barnes, Mark

Orlando Remembered

Rajtar, Steve. A Guide to Historic Orlando. Charleston, SC: History Press, 2006.

Bacon, Eve. Orlando: A Centennial History. Chuluota, Fla: Mickler House, 1975.

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