Orlando City Hall Exhibit Painting

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Title

Orlando City Hall Exhibit Painting

Alternative Title

City Hall Exhibit Painting

Subject

Orlando (Fla)
City halls--United States

Description

This painting highlights notable businesses and the Orlando City Hall located in Downtown Orlando, Florida in 1951. Featured in the piece is South Street and the South West Corner of Boone Street. At the center of the piece is the Orlando City Hall which was constructed in 1906 originally to serve as the Orlando Public School. On the right is the headquarters of the American Fire and Casualty Company, which is the only distinguishable business in the piece. In 1951, visitors would have seen many flourishing businesses such as Howard's Grocery Company, Borden Dairy, Orlando Linen Service, as well as the Dixie Sales and Service Garage. The piece was painted by artist Jim Stoll in conjunction with Orlando Remembered.

Creator

Stoll, Jim

Source

Original oil painting by Jim Stoll: Orlando Remembered Exhibit, Orlando City Hall, Orlando, Florida.

Date Created

ca. 2014

Contributor

Powers, Ormund

Is Format Of

Original color digital image, 2016.

Is Part Of

Orlando Remembered Exhibit, Orlando City Hall, Orlando, Florida.
Orlando City Hall Collection, Orlando Remembered Collection, Orlando Collection, Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.

Format

image/jpg

Extent

367 KB

Medium

1 oil painting

Language

eng

Type

Still Image

Coverage

Orlando City Hall, Downtown Orlando, Florida
Howard Grocery Company, Downtown Orlando, Florida
Orlando Linen Service, Downtown Orlando, Florida
Borden's Dairy, Downtown Orlando, Florida
Dixie Sales & Service, Downtown Orlando, Florida
Joe Croy's Filling Station, Downtown Orlando, Florida
McElroy Apartments, Downtown Orlando, Florida
Enzor's Pharmacy, Downtown Orlando, Florida
American First & Casualty Company, Downtown Orlando, Florida

Accrual Method

Donation

Mediator

History Teacher
Civics/Government Teacher
Economics Teacher
Geography Teacher

Provenance

Originally created by Jim Stoll.

Rights Holder

Copyright to this resource is held by Orange County Regional History Center and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.

Contributing Project

Orlando Remembered

Curator

Wallace, Evan
Cepero, Laura

Digital Collection

External Reference

Dickinson, Joy Wallace. Orlando: City of Dreams. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Pub., 2003.

Citation

Stoll, Jim, “Orlando City Hall Exhibit Painting,” RICHES, accessed November 24, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/7871.

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