Letter from Carolyn S. Cope to Dorothy Barbour (September 19, 1979)
Alternative Title
Letter from Cope to Barbour (September 19, 1979)
Subject
Orlando (Fla.)
Shopping malls--United States
Real estate--Florida
Description
A letter from Carolyn S. Cope was sent in response to an inquiry from Dorothy Barbour regarding outparcel land surrounding the Florida Mall. Cope was a real estate broker at of Two XI, Inc., located in Coconut Grove in Miami, Florida. The mall was designed and constructed by the Edward J. DeBartolo Corporation, founded by Edward J. DeBartolo, Sr. (1909-1994) in 1944. Edward J. DeBartolo Jr. (b. 1946) joined his father's business and together they became known as the "kings of the shopping mall." By the late 1980s, the DeBartolo Corporation had constructed 51 shopping malls, including 21 in Florida. The Florida Mall, located on the corner of Sand Lake Road and Orange Blossom Trail, was designed to appeal to Central Florida's large tourist economy and opened in March of 1986. Originally, the mall sat on 250 acres, contained over 1.3 million square feet of shopping space, and featured over 160 stores.
Creator
Cope, Carolyn S.
Source
Original 1-page typed letter from Carolyn S. Cope to Dorothy Barbour, September 19, 1979: Pine Castle Historical Society, Pine Castle, Florida.
Date Created
1979-09-19
Contributor
Lake, Harriett
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original 1-page typed letter from Carolyn S. Cope to Dorothy Barbour, September 19, 1979.
Is Part Of
Orlando Collection, Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Crawford, Selwyn. "Edward J. DeBartolo Sr. bristles at even the slightest….'" The Orlando Sentinel, June 15, 1986. http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1986-06-15/business/0230120196_1_DeBartolo-shopping-malls-mall-in-south.
Letter from Dorothy Barbour to Carolyn S. Cope (September 12, 1979)
Alternative Title
Letter from Barbour to Cope (September 12, 1979)
Subject
Orlando (Fla.)
Shopping malls--United States
Description
A letter from Dorothy Barbour to Carolyn S. Cope, whose first name is misspelled in the letter. In the letter, Barbour requests land information connected to the planned site for the Florida Mall in Orlando, Florida. Cope was a real estate broker for Two XI, Inc., located in Coconut Grove in Miami, Florida. The mall was designed and constructed by the Edward J. DeBartolo Corporation, founded by Edward J. DeBartolo, Sr. (1909-1994) in 1944. Edward J. DeBartolo Jr. (b. 1946) joined his father's business and together they became known as the "kings of the shopping mall." By the late 1980s, the DeBartolo Corporation had constructed 51 shopping malls, including 21 in Florida. The Florida Mall, located on the corner of Sand Lake Road and Orange Blossom Trail, was designed to appeal to Central Florida's large tourist economy and opened in March of 1986. Originally, the mall sat on 250 acres, contained over 1.3 million square feet of shopping space, and featured over 160 stores.
Creator
Barbour, Dorothy
Source
Original 1-page typed letter from Dorothy Barbour to Carolyn S. Cope, September 12, 1979: Pine Castle Historical Society, Pine Castle, Florida.
Date Created
1979-09-19
Contributor
Lake, Harriett
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original typed letter from Dorothy Barbour to Carolyn S. Cope, September 12, 1979.
Is Part Of
Orlando Collection, Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Crawford, Selwyn. "Edward J. DeBartolo Sr. bristles at even the slightest….'" The Orlando Sentinel, June 15, 1986. http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1986-06-15/business/0230120196_1_DeBartolo-shopping-malls-mall-in-south.