Main Street in Winter Garden After Fire of 1912
Dublin Core
Title
Main Street in Winter Garden After Fire of 1912
Alternative Title
Main St. in Winter Garden
Subject
Winter Garden (Fla.)
Banks and banking--Florida
Description
A revitalized Main Street after being rebuilt from two devasting fires devastating fires in 1909 and 1912 in Winter Garden, Florida. Taken around 1912, this photograph shows the new Bank of Winter Garden (1908-1929) and, on the right, the Dillard &Â Boyd Building can be easily seen. The Dillard and Boyd Building was constructed in 1912 and is where Arthur B. Newton's dry goods store one stood before the 1909 fire.
In 1908, James Lafayette Dillard (1858-1943) founded the Bank of Winter Garden. He would later become the Director and Vice President of the bank. During the 1912 fire, the bank survived, but later closed in the 1929 crash and the building, enlarged with the addition of a second floor and expanded the west wall, became a department store, and later, a drug store and professional offices. In 1960, the bank was destroyed by a fire.
In 1908, James Lafayette Dillard (1858-1943) founded the Bank of Winter Garden. He would later become the Director and Vice President of the bank. During the 1912 fire, the bank survived, but later closed in the 1929 crash and the building, enlarged with the addition of a second floor and expanded the west wall, became a department store, and later, a drug store and professional offices. In 1960, the bank was destroyed by a fire.
Source
Original black and white photograph: Up From the Ashes Exhibit, Winter Garden Heritage Foundation, Winter Garden, Florida.
Date Created
ca. 1912
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original black and white photograph.
Is Part Of
Up From the Ashes Exhibit, Winter Garden Heritage Foundation, Winter Garden, Florida.
Up From the Ashes Collection, Winter Garden Heritage Foundation Collection, Winter Garden Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
image/jpg
Extent
103 KB
Medium
1 black and white photograph
Language
eng
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Bank of Winter Garden, 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
BANK
OF
WINTER GARDEN
BAKER
REAL ESTATE [illegible]
Carl W. Ewing
APOPKA[?] SUPPLY CO.
[illegible]
WINTER GARDEN
LAND AND IMPROVEMENT CO.
WINTER GARDEN PHARMACY
PRESCRIPTIONS
CAREFULLY COMPOUNDED DAY AND NIGHT
OF
WINTER GARDEN
BAKER
REAL ESTATE [illegible]
Carl W. Ewing
APOPKA[?] SUPPLY CO.
[illegible]
WINTER GARDEN
LAND AND IMPROVEMENT CO.
WINTER GARDEN PHARMACY
PRESCRIPTIONS
CAREFULLY COMPOUNDED DAY AND NIGHT
Collection
Citation
“Main Street in Winter Garden After Fire of 1912,” RICHES, accessed April 23, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/4641.