Winter Park

Winter Park

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Publication Date: 22nd June 2015

Winter Park is a unique community in central Florida. Its old-world charm and walkable downtown have drawn visitors from around the country and the world since the town's foundation in the 1880s. Residents and visitors alike enjoy the city's world-class cultural offerings, including the largest collection of Tiffany glass in the Morse Museum, the music of the Bach Festival Society, and theatrical performances at the Annie Russell Theatre. Winter Park citizens have been actively involved in world events, serving in wars, protesting wars, and sending relief to those in need. The wealth of the co... Read More

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Winter Park is a unique community in central Florida. Its old-world charm and walkable downtown have drawn visitors from around the country and the world since the town's foundation in the 1880s. Residents and visitors alike enjoy the city's world-class cultural offerings, including the largest collection of Tiffany glass in the Morse Museum, the music of the Bach Festival Society, and theatrical performances at the Annie Russell Theatre. Winter Park citizens have been actively involved in world events, serving in wars, protesting wars, and sending relief to those in need. The wealth of the co... Read More
Description
Winter Park is a unique community in central Florida. Its old-world charm and walkable downtown have drawn visitors from around the country and the world since the town's foundation in the 1880s. Residents and visitors alike enjoy the city's world-class cultural offerings, including the largest collection of Tiffany glass in the Morse Museum, the music of the Bach Festival Society, and theatrical performances at the Annie Russell Theatre. Winter Park citizens have been actively involved in world events, serving in wars, protesting wars, and sending relief to those in need. The wealth of the community, in conjunction with the presence of Rollins College, has attracted visits from many prominent people, from Spiro Agnew to Maya Angelou.
Details
  • Pages: 96
  • Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
  • Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
  • Series: Images of Modern America
  • Publication Date: 22nd June 2015
  • State: Florida
  • ISBN: 9781467113403
  • Format: Paperback
  • BISACs:
    PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Historical
    TRAVEL / Pictorials (see also PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional)
    PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional (see also TRAVEL / Pictorials)
    HISTORY / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Author Bio
Through their Los Olivos-based Olive Press Publications, author Jim Norris and his wife, Lynne, have published more than 60 books and pamphlets related to the history of the Central California Coast. The former editor of the Santa Ynez Valley Historical Society newsletter, Norris collected these vintage images from various local families and businesses through 30 years of appreciation of his adopted home.
Winter Park is a unique community in central Florida. Its old-world charm and walkable downtown have drawn visitors from around the country and the world since the town's foundation in the 1880s. Residents and visitors alike enjoy the city's world-class cultural offerings, including the largest collection of Tiffany glass in the Morse Museum, the music of the Bach Festival Society, and theatrical performances at the Annie Russell Theatre. Winter Park citizens have been actively involved in world events, serving in wars, protesting wars, and sending relief to those in need. The wealth of the community, in conjunction with the presence of Rollins College, has attracted visits from many prominent people, from Spiro Agnew to Maya Angelou.
  • Pages: 96
  • Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
  • Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
  • Series: Images of Modern America
  • Publication Date: 22nd June 2015
  • State: Florida
  • ISBN: 9781467113403
  • Format: Paperback
  • BISACs:
    PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Historical
    TRAVEL / Pictorials (see also PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional)
    PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional (see also TRAVEL / Pictorials)
    HISTORY / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Through their Los Olivos-based Olive Press Publications, author Jim Norris and his wife, Lynne, have published more than 60 books and pamphlets related to the history of the Central California Coast. The former editor of the Santa Ynez Valley Historical Society newsletter, Norris collected these vintage images from various local families and businesses through 30 years of appreciation of his adopted home.