Sky Lake, 1966
Dublin Core
Title
Sky Lake, 1966
Alternative Title
Sky Lake
Subject
Orlando (Fla.)
Housing--Florida
Shopping malls--United States
Retail industry
Description
A south view of Sky Lake, Florida, in 1966. The second photograph is annotated to identify the Beeline Mall, Publix, Oak Ridge and Oak Ridge II, Sky Bowl, Orlando Central Park, Oak Ridge High School, and Candlelight Park. The roadway at the bottom of the photograph is Florida State Road 528 (SR 528) also called the Martin Andersen Bee Line Expressway. The Bee Line has since changed its name to the Martin Andersen Beachline Expressway.
Sky Lake is a residential community and unincorporated area in Orange County, Florida. It is located approximately seven miles south of Downtown Orlando between Lancaster Road and Sand Lake Road. The community was developed in late 1950s and 1960s by Hymen Lake. Houses originally sold in the range of $10,000 to $15,000. In the 1970s, Sky Lake became one of the first housing developments to be racially integrated. The community was originally proposed to include one thousand homes within the middle of the square mile block and a ring of commercial developments along the perimeter.
Sky Lake is a residential community and unincorporated area in Orange County, Florida. It is located approximately seven miles south of Downtown Orlando between Lancaster Road and Sand Lake Road. The community was developed in late 1950s and 1960s by Hymen Lake. Houses originally sold in the range of $10,000 to $15,000. In the 1970s, Sky Lake became one of the first housing developments to be racially integrated. The community was originally proposed to include one thousand homes within the middle of the square mile block and a ring of commercial developments along the perimeter.
Creator
DeWitt, Fred
Source
Original 8 x 10 inch black and white photographs, 1966: Pine Castle Historical Society, Pine Castle, Florida.
Date Created
1905-05-19
Date Copyrighted
1905-05-19
Date Submitted
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Contributor
Lake, Harriett
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original 8 x 10 inch black and white photographs, 1966.
Is Part Of
Sky Lake Collection, Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
image/jpg
Medium
8 x 10 inch black and white photographs
Language
eng
Type
Still Image
Coverage
The Adams
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Geography Teacher
Provenance
Originally created by Fred DeWitt.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by Fred DeWitt and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Curator
Barnes, Mark
Digital Collection
Source Repository
External Reference
Tracy, Jane. "Harriett and Hymen Lake .'" Orlando Memory, March 11, 2014, http://dc.ocls.info/memory/image/harriett-and-hymen-lake.
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
2 black and white photographs
Physical Dimensions
8 x 10 inches
Collection
Citation
DeWitt, Fred, “Sky Lake, 1966,” RICHES, accessed April 19, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/7034.