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Postcard Depicting Downtown Orlando, Fla., from Lake Eola Park

Format

Color postcard

Date

c. 1940

Location

Lake Eola, Orlando, Florida, USA.

Description

1940s postcard depicting the prominent site of Lake Eola, established in 1888. Lake Eola had humble beginnings as a natural sinkhole called Sandy Beach, later transformed into the beloved lakeside icon we know today by Robert L. Summerlin, the fifth Mayor of Orlando from 1885 to 1892. The postcard pictured was printed by Genuine Curteich-Chicago, a company renowned for advertising city features in the 20th century.

Curator

Dianelys Nunez; Elio Singer

Copyright

Sarah Miller Boye

© 2025 by Elio M. Singer

PHC Team Lead and Volunteer Undergraduate Researcher

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