Christmas Party at Restore Orlando, 1995
Dublin Core
Title
Christmas Party at Restore Orlando, 1995
Alternative Title
Christmas Party at Restore Orlando
Subject
Orlando (Fla.)
Christmas--Florida
Holidays--Florida
Churches--Florida
Description
Members of the community at Christmas party at Restore Orlando waiting for Santa Clause to arrive. The annual party featured Christmas trees, decorations and a bounce house. Members of the Orlando Magic, K-Mart, and other boosters often donated gifts, such as bicycles and bags of toys. Presents were unwrapped, so parents could be involved in the acquisition and wrapping of the gifts. Santa would arrive in a helicopter, truck bed, or some other vehicle in order to elicit an excited response from the kids.
Created by Jerry Applebee and Polly Applebee in 1994, the Restore Orlando's after-school program organized outings such as horseback riding and helicopter rides. The Applebees were affiliated with the Church of the Nazarene in the Parramore neighborhood of Downtown Orlando, Florida. Dedra Jenkins fought to have a basketball court built for the older children at Kaley Square Park across the street. Originally, owners of the church and park did not want a court because they feared it would be a place where drug dealers would congregate.
This photograph, taken by an unknown volunteer at the program, was originally discarded, along with other similar photographs, and then found by a local resident near the Emmanuel Fellowship and Worship Center, which is located at the former site of Restore Orlando. The collection was given to the contributor, Dedra Jenkins.
Created by Jerry Applebee and Polly Applebee in 1994, the Restore Orlando's after-school program organized outings such as horseback riding and helicopter rides. The Applebees were affiliated with the Church of the Nazarene in the Parramore neighborhood of Downtown Orlando, Florida. Dedra Jenkins fought to have a basketball court built for the older children at Kaley Square Park across the street. Originally, owners of the church and park did not want a court because they feared it would be a place where drug dealers would congregate.
This photograph, taken by an unknown volunteer at the program, was originally discarded, along with other similar photographs, and then found by a local resident near the Emmanuel Fellowship and Worship Center, which is located at the former site of Restore Orlando. The collection was given to the contributor, Dedra Jenkins.
Source
Original 3 x 5 inch color photograph, December 1995: Private Collection of Dedra Jenkins.
Date Created
ca. 1995-12-24
Contributor
Jenkins, Dedra
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original 3 x 5 inch color photograph, December 1995.
Is Part Of
Parramore Collection, Orlando Collection, Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
image/jpg
Medium
3 x 5 inch color photograph
Language
eng
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Restore Orlando, Holden-Parramore, Downtown Orlando, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Geography Teacher
Provenance
Originally owned by Dedra Jenkins.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by Dedra Jenkins and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Contributing Project
Parramore History Harvest
Curator
Raffel, Sara
Digital Collection
Source Repository
Private Collection of Dedra Jenkins
External Reference
Thompson, Geraldine Fortenberry. Orlando Florida. Charleston, SC: Arcadia, 2003.
"Carver Park: An Orlando Housing Authority HOPE VI Community." Orlando Housing Authority. Accessed 13 April 2016. http://www.orl-oha.org/carver_park_update.htm.
Shanklin, Mary. "Grand Opening of Carver Park." The Orlando Sentinel, September 12, 2009. Accessed 13 April 2016. http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2009-09-12/news/0909110187_1_carver-park-carver-court-downtown-orlando.
Collection
Citation
“Christmas Party at Restore Orlando, 1995,” RICHES, accessed December 22, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/7785.