Northgate 4 was the beloved four-screen cinema tucked inside Northgate Plaza on Edgewater Drive, a cheap-ticket paradise for north Orlando families from 1971 to 1993.
Category: Orlando History
Merita Bread: The Orlando Factory That Made I-4 Smell Like Home
The Merita Bread factory perfumed Orlando’s I-4 for over 50 years. Here’s the story of the bakery, its workers, and the neon sign that lives on.
The Cherry Plaza Hotel: Orlando’s Most Storied Building You’ve Never Heard Of
The Cherry Plaza Hotel on Lake Eola hosted Walt Disney’s secret 1965 announcement, a presidential overnight, and Orlando’s best parties.
Morrison’s Cafeteria: The Steam-Table Sunday Tradition That Fed a City
Morrison’s Cafeteria shaped Orlando life for decades, from its 1932 downtown opening on West Central Ave. to suburban spots in Altamonte Springs and Kissimmee.
The Old Packing House: From Oranges to a Woolly Mammoth Foot in Winter Garden
The Old Packing House in Winter Garden is turning a 1909 citrus plant into a food hall, fossil museum, and community market.
Orlando’s Kress Building: The Wildest Résumé of Any Building in Downtown
The Kress Building in downtown Orlando has been a dime store, a civil-rights battleground, a medieval dinner theater, and a steakhouse…
Orlando Family Stage at 100: The Unlikely Century of a Children’s Theatre That Refused to Quit
Orlando Family Stage has been staging plays for Central Florida families for 100 years.
The Tinker Building: How a Baseball Legend Left His Name on Downtown Orlando
The Tinker Building at 16–18 W. Pine Street is one of downtown Orlando’s most storied landmarks…
How 23 Women Started the Rosalind Club and Accidentally Renamed a Street
Rosalind Club: Founded in 1894 by 23 Orlando women, this private club helped launch Florida’s suffrage movement and left its name on the city’s streets.
The Gloriously Stubborn 91-Year Story of Florida’s Bach Festival
There was no grand scheme to launch the Bach Festival as one of America’s most enduring classical music institutions…