Roper Realty Company Advertisement
Dublin Core
Title
Roper Realty Company Advertisement
Alternative Title
Roper Realty Co. Ad
Subject
Orlando (Fla.)
Real estate --Florida
Description
Andvertisement for the Roper Realty Company in the Florida Polk's Orlando City Directories: Including Conway, Maitland and Winter Park for 1949. Located at 200 South Main Street (present-day Magnolia Avenue) in Downtown Orlando, Florida, Roper Realty Co. was a real estate agency during the 1940s and 1950s. Amons Andrew Rope migrated to the Orlando area in 1930, with his son, George Oliver Roper, following in 1945. Roper Realty Co. appears in city directories as early as 1946, but seems to have ceased to exist by 1956. In 1949, the business moved from its original location at 72 East Church Street to its new location on Main Street. The real estate broker, associate, and salesman for the company were Amos A. Roper, George O. Roper, and C. J. Gray, respectively. In 1961, both Roper and his son passed away.
Source
Original advertisement, 1949: R. L. Polk & Company Florida Polk's Orlando City Directory: Including Winter Park and Orange County. Richmond, Va: R. L. Polk, 1949: Orange County Regional History Center, Orlando, Florida.
Publisher
Date Created
1949
Date Copyrighted
1949
Date Issued
1949
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original advertisement, 1949: R. L. Polk &Company Florida Polk's Orlando City Directory: Including Winter Park and Orange County. Richmond, Va: R. L. Polk, 1949.
Is Part Of
Orange County Regional History Center, Orlando, Florida.
Downtown Orlando Information Center Collection, Orlando Remembered Collection, Orlando Collection, Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
image/jpg
Extent
123 KB
Medium
1 advertisement
Language
eng
Type
Text
Coverage
Roper Realty Company, Downtown Orlando, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Economics Teacher
Provenance
Originally published by the R. L. Polk & Company.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by the R. L. Polk & Company and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Contributing Project
Curator
Jeffries, Andrew W.
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
Source Repository
External Reference
R. L. Polk & Company "Street Directory." Buyers' Guide and Complete Classified Business Directory. Richmond, Va: R. L. Polk, 1940.
R. L. Polk & Company. "Street Directory." Florida Polk's Orlando City Directory: Including Winter Park and Orange County. Richmond, Va: R. L. Polk, 1941.
R. L. Polk & Company. "Street Directory." Florida Polk's Orlando City Directory 1943-44: Including Winter Park and Orange County. Richmond, Va: R. L. Polk, 1944.
R. L. Polk & Company. "Street Directory." Florida Polk's Orlando City Directory: Including Conway, Maitland and Winter Park. Richmond, Va: R. L. Polk, 1945.
R. L. Polk & Company. "Street Directory." Florida Polk's Orlando City Directory 1946-47: Including Winter Park and Orange County. Richmond, Va: R. L. Polk, 1947.
R. L. Polk & Company. "Street Directory." Florida Polk's Orlando City Directories: Including Conway, Maitland and Winter Park. Richmond, Va: R. L. Polk, 1949.
Sanborn Map Company. Insurance Maps of Orlando, Florida. New York: Sanborn Map Co, 1956.
Transcript
208 REAL ESTATE
AMOS A. ROPER, Broker GEO. O. ROPER, Associate
ROPE REALTY CO.
General
REAL ESTATE
C. J. Gray, Salesman
200 S. Main Phone 2-3433
AMOS A. ROPER, Broker GEO. O. ROPER, Associate
ROPE REALTY CO.
General
REAL ESTATE
C. J. Gray, Salesman
200 S. Main Phone 2-3433
Document Item Type Metadata
Original Format
1 advertisement
Citation
“Roper Realty Company Advertisement,” RICHES, accessed November 23, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/4589.