Silver Drive Homes Under Construction

Silver Drive Homes Under Construction

Silver Drive Housing Construction

Orlando (Fla.)

Housing--Florida

Home under construction on Silver Drive in Downtown Orlando, Florida. During the 1950s and 1960s, Orlando underwent one of the biggest building booms within its history. The 1952 census of the city registered a total of 18,513 housing units within Orlando, an increase of over 6,262 new structures since the last census in 1940. New construction companies, such as Phillips Properties began building up large residential areas throughout the city, many of which still stand today. The houses of Silver Drive, which were predominantly constructed during the early 1950s, were one such example and showcases the scale of these developmental projects.

Digital reproduction of original 11 x 6 inch black and white photographic print: "The homes on Silver Drive under construction, circa 1950." Orlando Memory. http://www.orlandomemory.info/sites/default/files/styles/full_size_image/public/image_files/SD.jpeg?itok=oKgajgYL.

ca. 1950

Swenk, Lynda Hope

"A House is a House, Orlando Memory.

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

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11 x 6 inch black and white photographic print

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Silver Drive, College Park, Orlando, Florida

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History Teacher

Geography Teacher

Originally owned by Lynda Hope Swenk and published by Orlando Memory.

"Creative Commons 10th Birthday Celebration San Francisco" by Lynda Hope Swenk is licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Orlando Remembered

Alexander, Mercy

Cepero, Laura

RICHES MI

Bacon, Eve. Orlando: A Centennial History. (Chuluota, FL: Mickler House, 1975), 165.

Swenk, Lynda. "A House is a House." Orlando Memory. Accessed March 7, 2016. http://www.orlandomemory.info/memory/document/house-house-lynda-swenk.