Florida Mall Site Plan Aerial
Dublin Core
Title
Florida Mall Site Plan Aerial
Alternative Title
Florida Mall Site Plan
Subject
Orlando (Fla.)
Shopping malls--United States
Description
The proposed site location for the Florida Mall in Orlando, Florida, around 1979. These photographs have been annotated to show major highways and other areas of interest. The mall was designed and constructed by the Edward J. DeBartolo Corporation, founded by Edward J. DeBartolo, Sr. (1909-1994) in 1944. Edward J. DeBartolo Jr. (b. 1946) joined his father's business and together they became known as the "kings of the shopping mall." By the late 1980s, the DeBartolo Corporation had constructed 51 shopping malls, including 21 in Florida. The Florida Mall, located on the corner of Sand Lake Road and Orange Blossom Trail, was designed to appeal to Central Florida's large tourist economy and opened in March of 1986. Originally, the mall sat on 250 acres, contained over 1.3 million square feet of shopping space, and featured over 160 stores.
Source
Photocopy of original 8.5 x 11 inch black and white photographs: Pine Castle Historical Society, Pine Castle, Florida.
Date Created
ca. 1979
Contributor
Lake, Harriett
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of photocopied 8.5 x11 inch black and white photograph.
Is Part Of
Orlando Collection, Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
image/jpg
Medium
8.5 x11 inch black and white photograph
Language
eng
Type
Still Image
Coverage
The Florida Mall, Orlando, 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.
Contributing Project
Sky Lake Project
Curator
Barnes, Mark
Digital Collection
Source Repository
External Reference
Crawford, Selwyn. "Edward J. DeBartolo Sr. bristles at even the slightest….'" The Orlando Sentinel, June 15, 1986. http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1986-06-15/business/0230120196_1_DeBartolo-shopping-malls-mall-in-south.
Collection
Citation
“Florida Mall Site Plan Aerial,” RICHES, accessed September 10, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/7091.