Vanessa Rivera Painting at Restore Orlando

Vanessa Rivera Painting at Restore Orlando

Vanessa Rivera at Restore Orlando

Orlando (Fla.)

Education--Florida

Churches--Florida

Vanessa Rivera working on art projects at the after-school program of Restore Orlando, a church that is now known as the Emmanuel Fellowship and Worship Center. After the students completed their homework, they were allowed to participate in activities such as art projects and basketball. 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.

Original 3 x 5 inch color photograph: Private Collection of Dedra Jenkins.

ca. 1996

Jenkins, Dedra

Digital reproduction of original 3 x 5 inch color photograph.

Parramore Collection, Orlando Collection, Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.

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3 x 5 inch color photograph

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Still Image

Restore Orlando, Holden-Parramore, Downtown Orlando, Florida

Donation

History Teacher

Originally owned by Dedra Jenkins.

Copyright to this resource is held by Dedra Jenkins and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.

Parramore History Harvest

Raffel, Sara

Private Collection of Dedra Jenkins

Thompson, Geraldine Fortenberry. Orlando Florida. Charleston, SC: Arcadia, 2003.

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