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Construction of the new Downtown Orlando Post Office building, located at 51 East Jefferson Street, in 1940. The original post office was housed in the Federal Building, located 44 East Central Boulevard in Downtown Orlando, Florida, from 1917 to…

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Construction of the new Downtown Orlando Post Office building, located at 51 East Jefferson Street, in 1940. The original post office was housed in the Federal Building, located 44 East Central Boulevard in Downtown Orlando, Florida, from 1917 to…

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Construction of the new Downtown Orlando Post Office building, located at 51 East Jefferson Street, in 1940. The original post office was housed in the Federal Building, located 44 East Central Boulevard in Downtown Orlando, Florida, from 1917 to…

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Construction of the Federal Building, located at 44 East Central Boulevard in Downtown Orlando, Florida, in 1917. From 1917 to 1941, the Federal Building was used for multiple purposes, which included housing the Downtown Orlando Post Office. In…

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Construction of the Federal Building, located at 44 East Central Boulevard in Downtown Orlando, Florida, in 1917. From 1917 to 1941, the Federal Building was used for multiple purposes, which included housing the Downtown Orlando Post Office. In…

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Construction of the Federal Building, located at 44 East Central Boulevard in Downtown Orlando, Florida, in 1917. From 1917 to 1941, the Federal Building was used for multiple purposes, which included housing the Downtown Orlando Post Office. In…

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Construction of the Federal Building, located at 44 East Central Boulevard in Downtown Orlando, Florida, in 1917. From 1917 to 1941, the Federal Building was used for multiple purposes, which included housing the Downtown Orlando Post Office. In…

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Construction of the Federal Building, located at 44 East Central Boulevard in Downtown Orlando, Florida, in 1917. From 1917 to 1941, the Federal Building was used for multiple purposes, which included housing the Downtown Orlando Post Office. In…

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Construction of the Federal Building, located at 44 East Central Boulevard in Downtown Orlando, Florida, in 1917. From 1917 to 1941, the Federal Building was used for multiple purposes, which included housing the Downtown Orlando Post Office. In…

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Construction of the Federal Building, located at 44 East Central Boulevard in Downtown Orlando, Florida, in 1917. From 1917 to 1941, the Federal Building was used for multiple purposes, which included housing the Downtown Orlando Post Office. In…

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Construction of the Federal Building, located at 44 East Central Boulevard in Downtown Orlando, Florida, in 1917. From 1917 to 1941, the Federal Building was used for multiple purposes, which included housing the Downtown Orlando Post Office. In…

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Construction of the Federal Building, located at 44 East Central Boulevard in Downtown Orlando, Florida, in 1917. From 1917 to 1941, the Federal Building was used for multiple purposes, which included housing the Downtown Orlando Post Office. In…

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A letter of correspondence from A. C. Hahn to L. A. Bryant dated December 17, 1968. At the time that the letter was written, Hahn was the Acting Regional Director of the U.S. Post Office Department and Bryant was the Postmaster for the Downtown…

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The headstone of Henry Hubbard at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Hubbard was born in 1878 and died in 1967. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The area was first settled in 1892 by…

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The headstone of Arthur R. Helseth at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Helseth was born in 1897 and died in 1973. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The area was first settled in…

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The headstone of Frank M. Daniels at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Daniels was born in 1899 and died in 1962. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The area was first settled in 1892…

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The headstone of George A. Hamm at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Hamm was born in 1918 and died in 1975. Hamm served as a Private First Class (PFC) in the U.S. Army (USA) during World War II.Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining…

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The headstone of Fannie F. Daniels at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Daniels was born in 1877 and died in 1954. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The area was first settled in…

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The headstone of Major B. Daniels at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Daniels was born in 1860 and died in 1947. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The area was first settled in 1892…

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The headstone of Paul R. Warren, Sr. at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Warren was born in 1917 and died in 1979. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The area was first settled in…

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The headstone of Martha Hubbard at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Hubbard was born in 1895 and died in 1966. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The area was first settled in 1892…

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The headstone of Clara J. Reynolds at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Reynolds was born in 1924 and died in 1996. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The area was first settled in…

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The headstone of Emma Nelson, nicknamed Dot Nelson, at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Nelson was born in 1923. Her date of death is unknown. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The…

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The headstone of Joseph D. Nelson at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Nelson was born in 1902 and died in 1985. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The area was first settled in 1892…

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The headstone of Mary E. Nelson at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Nelson was born in 1914 and died in 1944. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The area was first settled in 1892 by…

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The headstone of an unknown individual at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. The date of birth and death of this individual is unknown. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The area was…

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The headstone of the infant son of G. L. McGwigan and M. E. McGwigan at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. The date of birth and death for the child is unknown. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort…

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The headstone of E. Kenneth at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Kenneth was born in 1909 and died in 1965. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The area was first settled in 1892 by…

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The headstone of Elmore W. Nelson at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Nelson was born in 1883 and died in 1965. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The area was first settled in 1892…

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The headstone of Lelano Summerlin, nicknamed Tuffy Summerlin, at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Summerlin was born in 1914 and died in 1963. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The…

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The headstone of a member of the Summerlin family at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The area was first settled in 1892 by Major B. Daniels…

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The headstone of Mae Summerlin at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Summerlin was born in 1886 and died in 1977. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The area was first settled in 1892…

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The headstone of John P. Summerlin at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Summerlin was born in 1919 and died in 1985. He was a sergeant (SGT) in the U.S. Army (USA) during World War II.Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the…

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The headstone of Isaac Edward Parker at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Parker was born in 1916 and died in 2012. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The area was first settled in…

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The headstone of Jennie Louise Summerlin Parker at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Summerlin was born in 1911 and died in 2010. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The area was first…

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The headstone of Harold Shiland Helseth at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Helseth was born in 1931 and died in 2015. Helseth was presumably the son of Harold Shiland Helseth and Betty Priest Helseth.Viking Cemetery is one of the last…

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The headstone of Harold Shiland Helseth and Betty Priest Helseth at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Harold Helseth was born in 1931 and died in 2015. Betty Helseth was born in 1934 and died in 2014. The two were presumably a married…

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The headstone of Everett R. Helseth at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Helseth was born in 1926 and died in 1943. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The area was first settled in…

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The headstone of Harold Helseth at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Helseth was born in 1924 and died the same year. He was the infant song of Arthur Helseth and Laura Helseth.Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small…

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The headstone of Jacob Ericsen at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Ericsen was born in 1845 and died in 1905. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The area was first settled in 1892 by…

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The headstone of Mildred E. Helseth at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Helseth was born in 1943 and died in 2000. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The area was first settled in…

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The headstone of Oscar Harold Helseth at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Helseth was born in 1903 and died in 1991. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The area was first settled in…

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The headstone of Charles Guice Helseth, nicknamed Chuck Helseth, at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. This individual was born in 1944 and died in 2001. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce,…

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The headstone of Helen Schwebke Helseth at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Schwebke was born in 1927 and died in 1977. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The area was first settled…

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The headstone of Harry C. Schwebke Jr. at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Schwebke was born in 1906 and died in 1973. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The area was first settled…

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The headstone of Harriet Helseth Schwebke at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Schwebke was born in 1908 and died in 1965. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The area was first…

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The headstone of Agathe G. Helseth at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Helseth was born in 1870 and died in 1921. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The area was first settled in…

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The headstone of Jens Helseth at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Helseth was born in 1858 and died in 1944. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The area was first settled in 1892 by…

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The headstone of Betty Lenora Friland at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Friland was born in 1939 and died in 2007. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The area was first settled in…

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The headstone of Percival Mazel Helseth at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Helseth was born in 1918 and died in 1995. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The area was first settled…

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The headstone of Ruth N. Helseth at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Helseth was born in 1904 and died in 1982. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The area was first settled in 1892…

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The headstone of Karl E. Helseth at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Helseth was born in 1892 and died in 1972. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The area was first settled in 1892…

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The headstone of Karl Edwin Helseth at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Helseth was born in 1919 and died in 1934. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The area was first settled in…

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The headstone of Ethel E. Helseth at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Helseth was born in 1896 and died in 1958. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The area was first settled in 1892…

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The headstone of Willard Marie Fredricksen at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Fredricksen was born in 1915 and died in 1993. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The area was first…

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The headstone of Hazel C. Friland at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Friland was born in 1912 and died in 1979. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The area was first settled in 1892…

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The headstone of Albin F. Friland at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Friland was born in 1901 and died in 1983. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The area was first settled in 1892…

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The headstone of Lorraine Friland Goodermuth at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Goodermuth was born in 1934 and died in 2007. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The area was first…

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The headstone of Raymond C Goodermuth Jr. at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Goodermuth was born in 1934 and died in 2001. He served as a master sergeant (MSGT) in the U.S. Air Force (USAF) during the Korean War.Viking Cemetery is one of the…

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The headstone of Marylyn B. Helseth at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Helseth was born in 1917 and died in 2003. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The area was first settled in…

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The headstone of John E. Helseth at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Helseth was born in 1923 and died in 1992. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The area was first settled in 1892…

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The headstone of Grace L. Butterwick at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Butterwick was born in 1891 and died in 1982. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The area was first settled…

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The headstone of John S. Helseth at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. This individual was born in 1957 and died in 1992. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The area was first settled…

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The headstone of Robert Reece Andrews at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Andrews was born in 1967 and died in 2004. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The area was first settled in…

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The headstone of Ella J. Daniels at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Daniels was born in 1855 and died in 1914. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The area was first settled in 1892…

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The headstone of Marion M. Daniels at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Daniels was born in 1894 and died in 1913. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The area was first settled in…

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The headstone of Ouida M. Daniels at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Daniels was born in 1898 and died in 1969. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The area was first settled in 1892…

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The headstone of Mary Parker Hamm at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Hamm was born in 1887 and died in 1971. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The area was first settled in 1892 by…

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The headstone of Joyce Faye Knott at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Knott was born in 1942 and died in 2009. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The area was first settled in 1892…

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The headstone of Hollis H. Knott at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Knott was born in 1916 and died in 1988. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The area was first settled in 1892 by…

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The headstone of James D. Knott at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Knott was born in 1964 and died in 1970. Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The area was first settled in 1892 by…

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A receipt for an order of prints and site plans sent to Bob Lancaster from David Handel of the Edward J. DeBartolo Corporation. The receipt includes handwritten notes regarding other parcels near the planned site for the Florida Mall site, including…

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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…

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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…

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An artist's rendering of the exterior of the Florida Mall. 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…

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Artist's renderings of the exterior and the interior of the Florida Mall. 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…

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The proposed site location for the Florida Mall in Orlando, Florida, around 1979. These photographs have been annotated to show major highways and other areas of interest. The mall was designed and constructed by the Edward J. DeBartolo Corporation,…

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The main entrance to the Sky Lake, a residential community and unincorporated area in Orange County, Florida. The entrance is located at the intersection of Lancaster Road and Voltaire Drive. Sky Lake is located approximately seven miles south of…

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A letter from Carl Arvil Mead to his father, Oscar Winfield Mead, most likely written the winter of 1920 when Carl Mead and his family were in Miami, Florida. He was from Walton, Indiana and his father was from Pekin. In the letter, Carl Mead…

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An oral history interview of John C. Hitt, Randolph E. Berridge, Dr. Peter T. Panousis, Dan Holsenbeck, Carrie Martine, and Roger Pynn regarding the Florida High Tech Corridor Council. This interview conducted by Dr. Connie L. Lester and James C.…

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The gravesite of Lieutenant Dean N. Post, Jr. (1921-1944). Lt. Post was a pilot from Tampa, Florida, who served in the U.S. Army during World World II with the 357th Fighter Group of the 264th Fighter Squadron. His airplane crashed in Martimpré,…

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An aerial view from 1959, likely depicting the land that would be used to developed Sky Lake, Florida. The second photograph is annotated to identify the surrounded roads, including Lancaster Road, Oak Ridge Road, and U.S. Route 441 (US 441), also…

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An aerial view from 1958, likely depicting the land that would be used to developed Sky Lake, Florida. The second photograph is annotated to identify the surrounded roads, including Lancaster Road, Oak Ridge Road, and U.S. Route 441 (US 441), also…

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Sky Lake, Florida, during its early phases of construction in 1960. 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…

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An aerial photograph showing the Bee Line Mall and its surrounding areas in 1966. The photograph is annotated to show the surrounding roadways, Sky Lake, Oak Ridge, Candlelight Park, the Gold Key Inn, Piccadilly Restaurant, and Travelodge. Sky Lake…

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A south view of Sky Lake, Florida, in 1966. The second photograph is annotated to identify the Beeline Mall, Publix, Oak Ridge and Oak Ridge II, Sky Bowl, Orlando Central Park, Oak Ridge High School, and Candlelight Park. The roadway at the bottom of…

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The Voltaire Drive entrance to Sky Lake, located off of Lancaster Road. The shot angle was due north of the entrance. Sky Lake is a residential community and unincorporated area in Orange County, Florida. It is located approximately seven miles south…

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A southwest view of Sky Lake, Florida, in 1963. 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…

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The Voltaire Drive entrance to Sky Lake, located off of Lancaster Road. The shot angle was due north of the entrance. Sky Lake is a residential community and unincorporated area in Orange County, Florida. It is located approximately seven miles south…

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An aerial view of Sky Bowl in Sky Lake, Florida, in the 1960s. Sky Bowl was built in 1961 and is still in operation today as AMF Sky Lane. The road pictured in the forefront of the photograph is U.S. Route 441 (US 441), also known as Orange Blossom…

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The entrance to the Oak Ridge portion of the residential development in Sky Lake, Florida. The cross street on the left is Sand Lake Road. Sky Lake is a residential community and unincorporated area located approximately seven miles south of Downtown…

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The Sky View Center, a Shell gas station, and a 7-Eleven convenience store in Sky Lake, a residential community and unincorporated area in Orange County, Florida. The divided highway at the foreground is most likely U.S. Route 441 (US 441), also…

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This photograph shows a wide angle view of the Publix Supermarket on U.S. Route 441 (US 441), also known as Orange Blossom Trail (OBT) in Sky Lake, a residential community and unincorporated area in Orange County, Florida. It is located approximately…

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Two unidentified portions of Sky Lake, a residential community and unincorporated area in Orange County, Florida, in the 1960s. It is located approximately seven miles south of Downtown Orlando between Lancaster Road and Sand Lake Road. The community…

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A closeup aerial of homes in the Oak Ridge II phase of Sky Lake, which was located in the southern part of the development, in the 1960s. Sky Lake is a residential community and unincorporated area in Orange County, Florida. It is located…

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The residential development in Sky Lake, Florida, in the 1960s. The first aerial photograph is taken from the north and has been annotated to show the location of the Publix Supermarket and U.S. Route 441 (US 441), also known as Orange Blossom Trail…

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Sky Lake, located approximately seven miles south of Downtown Orlando, Florida, 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.…

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The Skyview Plaza while under construction, around 1970. Located at 7801 Orange Blossom Trail in Sky Lake, the plaza can be seen in the lower left hand corner of the picture. Hymen Lake designed the plaza as regional shopping center, featuring a…

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A letter from Virgil C. Gilbertson, Manager of Product Publicity for the Onan Corporation, to Z. T. Stuart, General Manager of Travelodge Orlando-Sky Lake, dated April 22, 1970). In the letter, Gilbertson thanks Stuart for allowing Onan to photograph…

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The Onan Corporation generator at the Travelodge Orlando-Sky Lake, located at 7101 South Orange Blossom Trail (OBT), just north of the Bee Line Toll Road, in Orlando, Florida, around 1970. The hotel was constructed in 1970 by Hymen Lake and is…
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