Harley Hotel Building, 2003

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Title

Harley Hotel Building, 2003

Alternative Title

Harley Hotel

Subject

Orlando (Fla.)
Lakes--Florida
Fountains--Florida
Hotels--Florida
Condominiums--Florida
Buildings--Florida
Schools
High schools--florida

Description

The former Harley Hotel building, located at 151 East Washington Street in Downtown Orlando, Florida, in 2003. Lake Eola and the Linton E. Allen Memorial Fountain can be seen in the distance.

The site was originally occupied by Memorial High School, the second high school constructed in Orlando. In 1961, the school building was sold to hotel owners from Jacksonville. In 1963, the school building was razed and replaced by the Robert Meyer Hotel, which contained 250 rooms. The hotel became the Kahler Plaza Inn in 1972 and then the Harley Hotel in the late 1970s, when it was purchased by Harry Helmlsey. In the 1990s, the hotel was purchased and renamed Four Points by Sheraton Orlando, which closed in 2003. In 2004, developer David Eichenblatt began converting the hotel into the Metropolitan at Lake Eola condominiums, which contains 128 units as of 2013.

Creator

Cook, Thomas

Source

Original color digital image by Thomas Cook, 2003: Private Collection of Thomas Cook.

Date Created

2003

Contributor

Cook, Thomas

Is Part Of

Thomas Cook Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.

Format

image/jpg

Extent

120 KB

Medium

1 color digital image

Language

eng

Type

Still Image

Coverage

Memorial High School, Downtown Orlando, Florida
Robert Meyer Hotel, Downtown Orlando, Florida
Kahler Plaza Inn, Downtown Orlando, Florida
Harley Hotel, Downtown Orlando, Florida
Four Points by Sheraton Orlando, Downtown Orlando, Florida
The Metropolitan at Lake Eola, Downtown Orlando, Florida
Linton E. Allen Memorial Fountain, Lake Eola Park, Downtown Orlando, Florida

Accrual Method

Donation

Mediator

History Teacher
Economics Teacher
Geography Teacher

Provenance

Originally created by Thomas Cook and published by RICHES of Central Florida.

Rights Holder

Copyright to this resource is held by Thomas Cook and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.

Curator

Cepero, Laura

Digital Collection

Source Repository

Private Collection of Thomas Cook

External Reference

Snyder, Jack. "Condo Conversion Begins At Former Harley Hotel." The Orlando Sentinel, February 20, 2004. http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2004-02-20/news/0402200270_1_harley-hotel-eichenblatt-lake-eola.
Snyder, Jack. "End Is In Sight: After Months Of Delays The Metropolitan At Lake Eola Condo Conversion Is Nearing Completion." The Orlando Sentinel, April 22, 2005. http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2005-04-22/news/0504220130_1_lake-eola-harley-hotel-general-contractors.
"Metropolitan at Lake Eola Condo Association." Metropolitan at Lake Eola. http://metro-condo.com/.
Rajtar, Steve. A Guide to Historic Orlando. Charleston, SC: History Press, 2006.

Transcript

Four Points Sheraton

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Original Format

1 color digital image

Citation

Cook, Thomas, “Harley Hotel Building, 2003,” RICHES, accessed November 21, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/2120.

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