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Category: Orlando History

Miller’s Hardware: An 80-Year Winter Park Story Comes to a Close

Miller's Hardware
Miller's Hardware

Miller’s Hardware in Winter Park is closing after 80+ years. Inside the four-generation story of Central Florida’s oldest family-run hardware store.

Published May 31, 2026
Categorized as Orlando History

Maitland Public Library: A 130-Year Story Anchoring Life North of Orlando

Maitland Public Library
Maitland Public Library

The Maitland Public Library has anchored civic life north of Orlando since 1896. Here’s its story…

Published May 24, 2026
Categorized as Orlando History

The Dinky Line Is Gone, but You’re Still Riding It

Dinky Line Train
Dinky Line Train

If you live in Orlando or Winter Park, you’ve probably ridden the Dinky Line without knowing it.

Published May 17, 2026
Categorized as Orlando History

Albin Polasek Museum: The Hidden Story Behind Winter Park’s Most Inspiring Sculpture Garden

Albin Polasek Museum
Albin Polasek Museum

Albin Polasek Museum: The Hidden Winter Park Story Behind Orlando’s Most Inspiring Sculpture Garden

Published May 10, 2026
Categorized as Orlando History

The Empire Hotel: Inside Orlando’s Storied 1913 Landmark on West Central

Empire Hotel
Empire Hotel

The Empire Hotel at 32 West Central in Orlando has lived a wild 114 years, from silent film stars to ghosts to a $12M listing. Here’s the full story…

Published May 3, 2026
Categorized as Orlando History

Tabu Nightclub: A Downtown Icon On Orange Ave

Tabu Nightclub
Tabu Nightclub

Tabu Nightclub ran Orlando’s Beacham building from 2001 to 2010. Inside the owners, the DJs, the Backstreet Boys tie, and the closing.

Published April 26, 2026
Categorized as Orlando History

Orlando Army Air Force Base: The Forgotten Installation That Trained 54,000 Troops and Built a Neighborhood

Orlando Army Air Force Base
Orlando Army Air Force Base

Orlando Army Air Force Base shaped WWII tactics, trained 54,000 airmen, housed German POWs, and became today’s Baldwin Park. Here’s the full story.

Published April 19, 2026
Categorized as Orlando History

Palm Cottage: The 1880s House and Garden That Changed How Florida Grows

Palm Cottage
Palm Cottage

Discover Palm Cottage, a relocated 1880s house and six-acre garden where 3,000+ plant species were tested, shaping Florida horticulture forever.

Published April 12, 2026
Categorized as Orlando History

Orlando High School: Sixty Years at the Heart of a City

Orlando High School
Orlando High School

Orlando High School shaped downtown Orlando for 60 years. Discover the people, buildings, and traditions behind the city’s original public high school…

Published April 5, 2026
Categorized as Orlando History

Northgate 4: Orlando’s Beloved Edgewater Drive Cinema

Northgate 4 Theater
Northgate 4 Theater

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.

Published March 29, 2026
Categorized as Orlando History

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