118 South Sanford Avenue

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Dublin Core

Title

118 South Sanford Avenue

Alternative Title

118 S. Sanford Ave.

Subject

Sanford (Fla.)
African Americans--Florida
Georgetown (Sanford, Fla.)
Dry cleaners

Description

The lot located at 118 South Sanford Avenue in Georgetown, an historic African-American neighborhood in Sanford, Florida. The earliest known occupant of this lot was Hunt's Tuxedo Feed Store from approximately 1947 to 1975. At the time that this photograph was taken in January 2012, this building was housing a dry cleaner. By November 2013, Ester Cleaners was located at this address.

Creator

Rock, Adam

Source

Original color digital images by Adam Rock, January 23, 2012.

Date Created

2012-01-23

Is Part Of

Sanford Avenue Collection, Georgetown Collection, Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.

Format

image/jpg

Extent

284 KB
282 KB

Medium

2 color digital images

Language

eng

Type

Still Image

Coverage

Georgetown, Sanford, Florida
Hunt's Tuxedo Feed Store, Georgetown, Sanford, Florida
Ester Cleaners, Georgetown, Sanford, Florida

Accrual Method

Item Creation

Mediator

History Teacher
Economics Teacher
Geography Teacher

Provenance

Originally created by Adam Rock and published by RICHES of Central Florida.

Contributing Project

Curator

Cepero, Laura
Rock, Adam

Digital Collection

Source Repository

External Reference

Flewellyn, Valada S. African Americans of Sanford. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Pub, 2009.
"Pathways to History - Historic Georgetown." City of Sanford. http://www.sanfordfl.gov/index.aspx?page=483.
Sanford, Florida City Directory, 1947. Sanford, Florida: R.L. Polk & Company, 1947.
Sanford, Florida City Directory, 1952. Sanford, Florida: R.L. Polk & Company, 1952.
Sanford, Florida City Directory, 1965. Sanford, Florida: R.L. Polk & Company, 1965.
Sanford, Florida City Directory, 1975. Sanford, Florida: R.L. Polk & Company, 1975.

Transcript

[illegible] 2.99 & UP
CLEANERS

Wedding Gown Cleaning & Preparation
Suede & Leathers
[illegible]
Party[?] [illegible]Alterations
Same Day Service Available
Delivery Service
New Ownership

2.99 & UP
CLEANERS
DRY
Cleaning

Under New Management
Satisfaction Guaranteed

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

2 color digital images

Citation

Rock, Adam, “118 South Sanford Avenue,” RICHES, accessed December 22, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/3670.

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