Sky Lake, 1958
Dublin Core
Title
Sky Lake, 1958
Alternative Title
Sky Lake
Subject
Orlando (Fla.)
Real estate--Florida
Description
An aerial view from 1958, likely depicting the land that would be used to developed Sky Lake, Florida. The second photograph is annotated to identify the surrounded roads, including Lancaster Road, Oak Ridge Road, and U.S. Route 441 (US 441), also known as Orange Blossom Trail (OBT). 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.
Source
Original 8 x 10 inch black and white photographs, 1958: Pine Castle Historical Society, Pine Castle, Florida.
Date Created
ca. 1958
Date Submitted
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194 KB
Contributor
Lake, Harriett
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original 8 x 10 inch black and white photographs, 1958.
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
Sky Lake, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Geography Teacher
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by the Pine Castle Historical Society 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
“Sky Lake, 1958,” RICHES, accessed December 21, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/7037.