Orange Avenue Holiday Star, 2003

Orange Avenue Holiday Star, 2003

Orange Ave. Holiday Star

Orlando (Fla.)

Christmas--Florida

The holiday star located at the intersection of Central Boulevard and Orange Avenue in Downtown Orlando, Florida, in 2003. The holiday star tradition was started in 1955 by two department stores: Ivey's and Dickson & Ives. The stores hung a large gold-colored star from the southwest corner of Central Boulevard and Orange Avenue to the southeast corner. Wilson Reed, owner of Dickson & Ives at the time, is credited with the idea. The star used since 1984, which can be seen in this image, measured 13 feet in diameter and weighed over 500 pounds. In 2005, the original was replaced by a more ornate star.

Cook, Thomas

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

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Cook, Thomas

Thomas Cook Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.

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Orange Avenue and Central Boulevar, Downtown Orlando, Florida

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

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

Cepero, Laura

Private Collection of Thomas Cook

Rajtar, Steve. A Guide to Historic Orlando. Charleston, SC: History Press, 2006.

Dickinson, Joy Wallace. "Orlando History Shines in Orange Avenue Christmas Star." The Orlando Sentinel, November 28, 2010. http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2010-11-28/news/os-dickinson-florida-history-112810_1_peggy-reed-mann-orlando-proclamation-orlando-history.

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