Aerial Views of Sky Lake

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Dublin Core

Title

Aerial Views of Sky Lake

Alternative Title

Sky Lake

Subject

Orlando (Fla.)
Housing--Florida

Description

Sky Lake, located approximately seven miles south of Downtown Orlando, Florida, between Lancaster Road and Sand Lake Road. This residential community was developed in late 1950s and 1960s by Hymen Lake. Houses originally sold in the range of $10,000 to $15,000. In the 1970s, Sky Lake became one of the first housing developments to be racially integrated. This residential community was originally proposed to include one thousand homes within the middle of the square mile block and a ring of commercial developments along the perimeter.

Source

Original black and white photographs: Pine Castle Historical Society, Pine Castle, Florida.

Date Created

ca. 1962-1965

Date Copyrighted

ca. 1962-1965

Contributor

Lake, Harriett

Is Format Of

Digital reproduction of original black and white photographs.

Is Part Of

Sky Lake Collection, Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.

Format

image/jpg

Extent

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Medium

7 black and white photographs

Type

Still Image

Coverage

Sky Lake, 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.

Curator

Cepero, Laura

Digital Collection

Source Repository

External Reference

Tracy, Jane. "Harriett and Hymen Lake .'" Orlando Memory, March 11, 2014, http://dc.ocls.info/memory/image/harriett-and-hymen-lake.

Collection

Citation

“Aerial Views of Sky Lake,” RICHES, accessed December 10, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/7975.

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