Sky Lake Construction
Dublin Core
Title
Sky Lake Construction
Alternative Title
Sky Lake Construction
Subject
Orlando (Fla.)
Housing--Florida
Description
Construction at Sky Lake, located approximately seven miles south of Downtown Orlando, Florida, between Lancaster Road and Sand Lake Road. The Sky Lake 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.
Creator
DeWitt, Fred
Source
Original black and white photograph by Fred DeWitt: 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 photograph by Fred DeWitt.
Is Part Of
Sky Lake Collection, Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
image/jpg
Extent
355 KB
Medium
1 black and white photograph
Language
eng
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Sky Lake, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Geography Teacher
Provenance
Originally created by Fred DeWitt.
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
DeWitt, Fred, “Sky Lake Construction,” RICHES, accessed April 20, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/7979.