126 West Plant Street, Winter Garden
Dublin Core
Title
126 West Plant Street, Winter Garden
Alternative Title
126 West Plant Street
Subject
Winter Garden (Fla.)
Hardware--United States
Bakeries--United States
Description
This one-story commercial building in Winter Garden, Florida, was constructed in 1922 as part of land platted by J. D. McMillan in 1915. The building at 126 West Plant Street was originally owned by the McMillan-Bray Hardware Company. The store was founded in 1906 by George W. "Buttles" Bray and his brother-in-law, Malcolm Y. McMillan. After several years, Bray sold out to McMillan, who later sold the business to Joseph Bumby Hardware Company.
In 1920, Bray went back into the hardware business at another location, and in 1934, he moved the business back to this building after his original store and contents were destroyed by fire. His wife, Dora Bray, and his children, George Bray, Jr. and Evelyn Lease Bray, ran the business after his death in 1949. In 1983, the family sold the business to Walter Toole and Patti Toole. A year later, they joined the Ace Hardware franchise, and in 1987, they moved the business into a larger space on South Dillard Street. Since then, the space has been home to a number of restaurants. This building is known as the longest store in Winter Garden at only 20 feet wide and 177 feet long. At the time that this photograph was taken, the building was home to the Sweet Traditions French Bakery & Cafe.
In 1920, Bray went back into the hardware business at another location, and in 1934, he moved the business back to this building after his original store and contents were destroyed by fire. His wife, Dora Bray, and his children, George Bray, Jr. and Evelyn Lease Bray, ran the business after his death in 1949. In 1983, the family sold the business to Walter Toole and Patti Toole. A year later, they joined the Ace Hardware franchise, and in 1987, they moved the business into a larger space on South Dillard Street. Since then, the space has been home to a number of restaurants. This building is known as the longest store in Winter Garden at only 20 feet wide and 177 feet long. At the time that this photograph was taken, the building was home to the Sweet Traditions French Bakery & Cafe.
Source
Original color digital image: Winter Garden Heritage Foundation, Winter Garden, Florida.
Date Created
ca. 2008-2014
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original color digital image.
Is Part Of
Winter Garden Heritage Foundation, Winter Garden, Florida.
Winter Garden Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
image/jpg
Extent
158 KB
Medium
1 color digital image
Language
eng
Type
Still Image
Coverage
McMillan-Bray Hardware Company, Winter Garden, Florida
Joseph Bumby Hardware Company, Winter Garden, Florida
Ace Hardware, Winter Garden, Florida
Sweet Traditions French Bakery & Cafe, Winter Garden, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Economics Teacher
Geography Teacher
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by the Winter Garden Heritage Foundation and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Contributing Project
Curator
Bowers, Katherine
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
Source Repository
External Reference
Cappleman, Kay, and Rod Reeves. Sundays in the South: Touring West Orange County. Winter Garden, FL: Winter Garden Heritage Foundation, 2009.
"Welcome." City of Winter Garden. http://www.cwgdn.com/.
Winter Garden Heritage Foundation. All Aboard!: A Journey Through Historic Winter Garden, 1880-1950. Winter Garden, FL: The Foundation, 1997.
Transcript
Sweet Traditions
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BAKERY & CAFE
French Bakery & Cafe
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BAKERY & CAFE
French Bakery & Cafe
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
1 color digital image
Collection
Citation
“126 West Plant Street, Winter Garden,” RICHES, accessed July 22, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/4166.