Orange Avenue Postcard
Dublin Core
Title
Orange Avenue Postcard
Alternative Title
Orange Ave. Postcard
Subject
Orlando (Fla.)
Postcards--Florida
Shops
Stores, Retail--United States
Buildings--Florida
Description
Postcard showing a bird's eye view of Orange Avenue in Orlando, Florida. The cross street in the foreground is Church Street. On the west side of Orange Avenue at the corner of Church Street is the First National Bank Building, located at 190 South Orange Avenue. The bank was constructed between 1929-1930 and designed by Howard M. Reynolds in an Egyptian Revival style, covered in terra cotta with Art Deco-style false columns designed to look like sheaves of wheat. The building cost $300,000 to construct and opened on March 24, 1930.From 1929 to 1960, the building was occupied by the bank. Starting in the mid 1980s, it became Valencia Community College's Downtown Campus.
On the east side of the street is the Woolworth Building at 135-141 South Orange Avenue. Constructed in 1924, the building was built for $100,000 by Franklin J. Mason and was opened in July 1924. The building was occupied by the Woolworth Store from 1924 until 1989, and then by Terror on Church Street, a Haunted House attraction, in the 1990s. This block, which includes the McCrory's Store, was demolished in January 2004. The Woolworth Store replaced the Guernsey Hardware building at 135-141 South Orange, which was constructed circa 1881 and demolished in 1924. Guernsey Hardware as originally the Cassius A. Boone Hardware Store. Boone operated his hardware store along with his partner, William A. Patrick. In 1895, the building and the stock was purchased by Joseph L. Guernsey. Boone chose to go into the citrus industry instead of running a store. Guernsey Hardware operated in the store until 1922.
On the east side of the street is the Woolworth Building at 135-141 South Orange Avenue. Constructed in 1924, the building was built for $100,000 by Franklin J. Mason and was opened in July 1924. The building was occupied by the Woolworth Store from 1924 until 1989, and then by Terror on Church Street, a Haunted House attraction, in the 1990s. This block, which includes the McCrory's Store, was demolished in January 2004. The Woolworth Store replaced the Guernsey Hardware building at 135-141 South Orange, which was constructed circa 1881 and demolished in 1924. Guernsey Hardware as originally the Cassius A. Boone Hardware Store. Boone operated his hardware store along with his partner, William A. Patrick. In 1895, the building and the stock was purchased by Joseph L. Guernsey. Boone chose to go into the citrus industry instead of running a store. Guernsey Hardware operated in the store until 1922.
Creator
Genuine Curteich-Chicago
Source
Original 5.5 x 3.5 inch color postcard by Genuine Curteich-Chicago, 1951: Orange News Company, Orlando, Florida: Private Collection of Thomas Cook.
Publisher
Orange News Company
Date Created
1951
Date Copyrighted
1951
Date Issued
1951-12-29
Contributor
Cook, Thomas
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original 5.5 x 3.5 inch color postcard by Genuine Curteich-Chicago: Orange News Company, Orlando, Florida.
Is Part Of
Private Collection of Thomas Cook.
Postcard Collection, Thomas Cook Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Requires
Format
application/pdf
Extent
784 KB
Medium
5.5 x 3.5 inch color postcard
Language
eng
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Orlando, Florida
Fair Oaks, Pennsylvania
Spatial Coverage
28.540549, -81.379251
28.541834, -81.37915
40.585417, -80.209435
Temporal Coverage
1951-01-01/1951-12-29
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Economics Teacher
Geography Teacher
Humanities Teacher
Visual Arts Teacher
Provenance
Originally created by Genuine Curteich-Chicago and published by the Oranges News Company.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by Genuine Curteich-Chicago and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Contributing Project
Curator
Cook, Thomas
Digital Collection
Source Repository
Private Collection of Thomas Cook
External Reference
Dickinson, Joy Wallace. A Guide to Historic Orlando. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Pub, 2003.
External Reference Title
Transcript
O-7--Orange Avenue, Orlando, Fla.
"The City Beautiful"
POST CARD
Mrs Caroline Tennant,
154 Orchard St.
Fair Oaks, Pa.
12/28/51.
Hello Mrs T.
We live at the end of this street we go up this way everyday. Rec'd your post card. Mrs. Trondle[?] told us she expected to come to Fla. Xmas day here was as hot as the 4th of July. No one wore coats while you folks are freezing. Heard you have [?] Mrs. Srager[?] expects to come soon. I wish you would come too. This is a lovely spot. Write and tell me the news.
Lillian
"The City Beautiful"
POST CARD
Mrs Caroline Tennant,
154 Orchard St.
Fair Oaks, Pa.
12/28/51.
Hello Mrs T.
We live at the end of this street we go up this way everyday. Rec'd your post card. Mrs. Trondle[?] told us she expected to come to Fla. Xmas day here was as hot as the 4th of July. No one wore coats while you folks are freezing. Heard you have [?] Mrs. Srager[?] expects to come soon. I wish you would come too. This is a lovely spot. Write and tell me the news.
Lillian
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
1 color postcard
Physical Dimensions
5.5 x 3.5 inch
Collection
Citation
Genuine Curteich-Chicago, “Orange Avenue Postcard,” RICHES, accessed March 13, 2025, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/1004.