1 100 1 https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/21144c3a13a194ece7bd5e240edd403b.jpg 48b4ac6bbd6b34d1772f688abfb504ba Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Sky Lake Collection Alternative Title Sky Lake Collection Subject Orlando (Fla.) Description Sky Lake is a residential community and unincorporated area in Orange County, Florida. It is 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. Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/46" target="_blank">Orange County Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida Language eng Type Collection Coverage Sky Lake, Florida Curator Barnes, Mark Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> Source Repository <a href="http://pinecastlehistory.org/" target="_blank">Pine Castle Historical Society</a> External Reference Mormino, Gary R. 2002. "<a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/5544029021" target="_blank">Sunbelt Dreams and Altered States: A Social and Cultural History of Florida, 1950-2000</a>." The Florida Historical Quarterly. 81, no. 1: 3-21. Arsenault, Raymond. "The End of the Long, Hot Summer: The Air Conditioner and Southern Culture." <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1782314" target="_blank">Journal of Southern History</a> Vol. 50, no. 4 (November, 1984): 597-628. Staeheli, Lynn A. and Don Mitchell. "USA’s Destiny? Regulating Space and Creting Community in American Shopping Malls." <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/37915650" target="_blank">Urban Studies</a> Vol. 43, nos 5/6 (May 2006): 977-992. Dietrich, T. Stanton. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/4683014" target="_blank">The Urbanization of Florida's Population: An Historical Perspective of County Growth, 1830-1970</a>. Gainesville, FL: Bureau of Economic and Business Research, University of Florida, 1978. Rome, Adam Ward. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/44594084" target="_blank">The Bulldozer in the Countryside: Suburban Sprawl and the Rise of American Environmentalism</a>. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001. Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format 1-page typed letter on William Lyon Homes, Inc. letterhead Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Letter from William Lyons Homes, Inc. to Hymen Lake (May 24, 1968) Alternative Title Letter from WM Lyons Homes to Lake (May 24, 1968) Subject Housing--Florida Description William Lyons Home, Inc. is a California-based, residential home builder. William Lyons, a former U.S. Air Force pilot, founded the company in 1954, then called Luxury Homes. In 1968, William Lyons Home's architect design coordinator, Phil Hove, addressed a letter to Hymen Lake, a Central Florida real estate developer, in response to Lake's interest in some model homes designed by Lyon's firm. Lake is best known as the developer of Sky Lake, a residential community and unincorporated area in located approximately seven miles south of Downtown Orlando between Lancaster Road and Sand Lake Road. The community was developed in late 1950s and 1960s, and it became one of the first housing developments to be racially integrated. Type Text Source Original letter from William Lyons Homes, Inc. to Hymen Lake, May 24, 1968: <a href="http://pinecastlehistory.org/" target="_blank">Pine Castle Historical Society</a>, Pine Castle, Florida. Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/179" target="_blank">Sky Lake Collection</a>, Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. References "California Classics: Homes by Wm Lyon: Huntington Series." RICHES of Central Florida. Is Format Of Digital reproduction of original letter from William Lyons Homes, Inc. to Hymen Lake, May 24, 1968. Coverage Williams Lyon Homes, Inc., Anaheim, California Home of Hymen Lake, Orlando, Florida Publisher <a href="https://lyonhomes.com/" target="_blank">William Lyons Home, Inc.</a> Contributor Lake, Harriett Date Created 1968-03-24 Date Submitted 118 KB Format image/jpg Medium 1-page typed letter on William Lyon Homes, Inc. letterhead Language eng Mediator History Teacher Provenance Originally created by <a href="https://lyonhomes.com/" target="_blank">William Lyons Home, Inc.</a> Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by the <a href="https://lyonhomes.com/" target="_blank">William Lyons Home, Inc.</a> and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only. Accrual Method Donation Curator Barnes, Mark Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> Source Repository <a href="http://pinecastlehistory.org/" target="_blank">Pine Castle Historical Society</a> External Reference Pfeifer, Stuart. "<a href="http://articles.latimes.com/2014/mar/02/business/la-fi-stock-spotlight-william-lyon-20140227" target="_blank">William Lyons lays the foundation for future growth</a>." The Los Angeles Times, March 2, 2014. http://articles.latimes.com/2014/mar/02/business/la-fi-stock-spotlight-william-lyon-20140227. architecture California Classic Chancery Lane home design homes houses housing Huntington Series Hymen Lake model homes orlando Phil Hove Sky Lake Thousand Oaks Wildwood William Lyon William Lyon Homes, Inc.