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.
Category: Orlando History
Maitland Public Library: A 130-Year Story Anchoring Life North of Orlando
The Maitland Public Library has anchored civic life north of Orlando since 1896. Here’s its story…
The Dinky Line Is Gone, but You’re Still Riding It
If you live in Orlando or Winter Park, you’ve probably ridden the Dinky Line without knowing it.
Albin Polasek Museum: The Hidden Story Behind Winter Park’s Most Inspiring Sculpture Garden
Albin Polasek Museum: The Hidden Winter Park Story Behind Orlando’s Most Inspiring Sculpture Garden
The Empire Hotel: Inside Orlando’s Storied 1913 Landmark on West Central
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…
Tabu Nightclub: A Downtown Icon On Orange Ave
Tabu Nightclub ran Orlando’s Beacham building from 2001 to 2010. Inside the owners, the DJs, the Backstreet Boys tie, and the closing.
Orlando Army Air Force Base: The Forgotten Installation That Trained 54,000 Troops and Built a Neighborhood
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.
Palm Cottage: The 1880s House and Garden That Changed How Florida Grows
Discover Palm Cottage, a relocated 1880s house and six-acre garden where 3,000+ plant species were tested, shaping Florida horticulture forever.
Orlando High School: Sixty Years at the Heart of a City
Orlando High School shaped downtown Orlando for 60 years. Discover the people, buildings, and traditions behind the city’s original public high school…
Northgate 4: Orlando’s Beloved Edgewater Drive Cinema
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.