Orange Blossom Special, 1989
Dublin Core
Title
Orange Blossom Special, 1989
Alternative Title
Orange Blossom Special
Subject
Orlando (Fla.)
Railroads--Florida
Description
The Orange Blossom Special, the last train at the Church Street Railroad Station, located at 76 West Church Street in Downtown Orlando, Florida, in 1989. The original site was occupied by a railroad depot built around 1883. That building was demolished around 1890 and the current Church Street Station Depot was constructed by the South Florida Railroad on the same lot. The site also served the Tavares, Orlando and Atlantic Railroad and the Orlando and Winter Park Railway. In 1926, the Orlando Health/Amtrak station took over passenger operations, but Church Street Station continued to serve as a ticket outlet and freight station until 1972. The last train, called the Orange Blossom Special, remained at the station until January of 2012. The 100-year-old engine was transported to the Florida Railroad Museum in Parrish in order to make room for the new SunRail platform. Church Street Station is on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
Source
Original color photograph, 1989: Private Collection of Nancy Lynn Cepero.
Date Created
ca. 1989-01
Contributor
Cepero, Nancy Lynn
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original color photograph, 1989.
Is Part Of
Orlando Collection, Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
image/jpg
Extent
162 KB
Medium
1 color photograph
Language
eng
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Church Street Station, Downtown Orlando, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Economics Teacher
Geography Teacher
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by Nancy Lynn Cepero and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Curator
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
External Reference
Antequino, Stephanie Gaub, and Tana Mosier Porter. Lost Orlando. Charleston, S.C.: Arcadia Pub, 2012.
"Downtown Orlando Historic District Walking Tour." City of Orlando. http://sanfordhistory.tripod.com/Links/wtour.pdf.
Rajtar, Steve. A Guide to Historic Orlando. Charleston, SC: History Press, 2006.
Mulligan, Michael. Railroad Depots of Central Florida. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Pub, 2008.
Schlueb, Mark. "Orange Blossom Special starts leaving Church Street Station in Orlando"." Orlando Sentinel. January 17, 2012. http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2012-01-17/news/os-church-street-train-move-20120117_1_church-street-station-sunrail-transport.
Transcript
ORANGE BLOSSOM SPECIAL
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CHURCH STREET STATION [illegible]
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CHURCH STREET STATION [illegible]
Collection
Citation
“Orange Blossom Special, 1989,” RICHES, accessed April 24, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/4474.