The Carey Hand Funeral Home, originally located at 39 West Pine Street, was founded by Elijah Hand in 1885. Hand was the first known embalmer in Orlando. In 1907, his son, Carey Hand, inherited the funeral home. He passed away in 1947 and his wife sold the business the following year. In 1969, the Carey Hand Funeral Home merged with Cox-Parker Funeral Homes. Now called the Carey-Hand Cox Parker Funeral Home, the home is located at 1350 West Fairbanks Avenue in Winter Park, Florida.]]> Special Collections & University Archives, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.]]> Book 002: Carey Hand Funeral Home records, July 16, 1894 to December 31, 1896." Tag number DP0003993, Carey Hand Funeral Home Records, Central Florida Memory.]]> Special Collections & University Archives, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.]]> Book 002: Carey Hand Funeral Home records, July 16, 1894 to December 31, 1896, Central Florida Memory. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/CFM/id/141856.]]> Orlando Collection, Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> University of Central Florida, Special Collections & University Archives and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]>
The Carey Hand Funeral Home, originally located at 39 West Pine Street, was founded by Elijah Hand in 1885. Hand was the first known embalmer in Orlando. In 1907, his son, Carey Hand, inherited the funeral home. He passed away in 1947 and his wife sold the business the following year. In 1969, the Carey Hand Funeral Home merged with Cox-Parker Funeral Homes. Now called the Carey-Hand Cox Parker Funeral Home, the home is located at 1350 West Fairbanks Avenue in Winter Park, Florida.]]> Special Collections & University Archives, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.]]> Book 002: Carey Hand Funeral Home records, July 16, 1894 to December 31, 1896." Tag number DP0003993, Carey Hand Funeral Home Records, Central Florida Memory.]]> Special Collections & University Archives, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.]]> Book 002: Carey Hand Funeral Home records, July 16, 1894 to December 31, 1896, Central Florida Memory. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/CFM/id/141856.]]> Orlando Collection, Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> University of Central Florida, Special Collections & University Archives and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]>
The Carey Hand Funeral Home, originally located at 39 West Pine Street, was founded by Elijah Hand in 1885. Hand was the first known embalmer in Orlando. In 1907, his son, Carey Hand, inherited the funeral home. He passed away in 1947 and his wife sold the business the following year. In 1969, the Carey Hand Funeral Home merged with Cox-Parker Funeral Homes. Now called the Carey-Hand Cox Parker Funeral Home, the home is located at 1350 West Fairbanks Avenue in Winter Park, Florida.]]> Special Collections & University Archives, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.]]> Book 002: Carey Hand Funeral Home records, July 16, 1894 to December 31, 1896." Tag number DP0003993, Carey Hand Funeral Home Records, Central Florida Memory.]]> Special Collections & University Archives, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.]]> Book 002: Carey Hand Funeral Home records, July 16, 1894 to December 31, 1896, Central Florida Memory. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/CFM/id/141856.]]> Orlando Collection, Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> University of Central Florida, Special Collections & University Archives and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]>
The first known residents of 514 S. Sanford Ave. were two African Americans: W. B. Kellix in 1917 and Milton Malloy in 1924. In 1926, West Sanford Real Estate Co. moved from Suite 512 to 514. Three other black residents were listed at this address: Fannie Jones and Oscar Coleman in 1947 and Mabel Griffin in 1952. Originally located at 506 S. Sanford Ave., black-owned business Jack's Barber Shop relocated to this location by 1965. Another African-American resident, Daisy Tyes, lived in Suite 514 1/2 from approximately 1947 to 1965. Tyes was born on February 2, 1897, and passed away on April 1, 1985.

In 1926, Suite 516 was being occupied by Gramling & Morris, two African-American undertakers, and Suite 516 1/2 was being occupied by a black resident named Frank Pitts. In 1947, the lot was housing another black organization, World War Veterans Auxiliary Service Center. By 1952, an African-American woman, Louise King, was residing at this location, but it was listed as vacant in 1965. At the time that this photograph was taken in January 2012, this suite was being occupied by Junk2Funk, a mid-century modern furniture and accessories store owned by John White, a graphic designer, and Shana Gorondy, a senior business analyst for the American Automobile Association (AAA). In August 2012, Junk2Funk was featured on Picked Off, a reality television series on The History Channel.]]> RICHES of Central Florida]]> Sanford Avenue Collection, Georgetown Collection, Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> RICHES of Central Florida.]]> RICHES of Central Florida]]>