Christmas Customs (1990 - 1999) - Winter Park (Fla.)
Newspaper article providing information about the Christmas Eve Open House event at the Morse Museum of American Art, featuring windows by Louis Comfort Tiffany.
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African-Americans -- Florida -- Winter Park
The president of the Ideal Woman's Club was also a member of Ward Chapel in 1995. Prior to its closing in the mid 1980s, Mrs. Ingram worked for 27 years as a sales person at Leedy's Dress Shop on Park Avenue South in downtown Winter Park. A lifelong resident, she feels that Winter Park, above all, is "a special place with a unique atmosphere."
Schreyer, Peter -- Photographer, Executive Director of the Crealdé School of Art
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Photo of the 1999 Winter Park Christmas Parade committee and associated caption
Photo of a portion the Winter Park Christmas Parade committee at the beginning of the planning process.
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'99 Festive 'n' Fun Holiday Guide - Tiffany in the Park
Newspaper article about the upcoming lighting of the Tiffany windows at the Christmas in the Park event. Information is provided about past event turnout and music performances anticipated at the event.
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Collection of articles from the Winter Park Observer, December 2, 1999
A number of short articles from the December 2, 1999 edition of the Winter Park Observer, including "Holiday events abound in Winter Park", "Community Holiday Fair set for Dec. 11 at Community Center", "City Auction Set for Dec. 11 at Farmer's Market", "Elementary students display holiday art at City Hall", and "Bach Festival Children's Choir to Perform".
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The secretary of the Ideal Woman's Club in 1994, Mrs. Blue is also the sister of Ernestine Ingram.
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Newspaper article about the upcoming holiday events on Park Avenue, including the lighting of the official Christmas tree, the unveiling of the holiday cards, the annual Winter Park Christmas Parade, and the Leadership Winter Park pancake breakfast.
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Newspaper article about the 21st annual Christmas in the Park event, including the lighting of Tiffany windows.
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'99 Festive 'n' Fun Holiday Guide: Let the Holidays Begin -- With Tiffany Windows, Holiday Music and the Annual Christmas Parade on Park Avenue
Newspaper article outlining upcoming holiday events in Winter Park, including the lighting of the Tiffany windows for the Christmas in the Park celebration, the tree lighting and card competition, the annual Christmas Parade themed "Ye Olde Hometown", and a concert series.
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Newspaper article listing holiday events occurring between November 28 and December 16.
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At the time this photo was taken, Mrs. Johnson lived half-a-block from Warner Chapel on Comstock Avenue. The two story home was built by her father after moving to Winter Park in the late 1920s from North Florida. When Mrs. Johnson was a child she often went with her father to a public planting area across Fairbanks Avenue, now the site of Holler Chevrolet. At the time, many Westside residents supplemented their food supply by growing their own produce. Mrs. Johnson's family migration from the rural South to Winter Park is typical of many African Americans looking for a better future prior to World War II. Retired for many years, Allie Johnson is still active with her church, tends to her fruit trees and enjoys her many grandchildren.
No green, no greenery - County balks at steep price tag for Christmas tree
Newspaper article about the decision made by the county to save $30,000 by not purchasing a 50-foot-tall live Christmas tree
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Successful Winter Park Christmas Parade and Pancake Breakfast Usher in the Holidays
Newspaper article about the 1999 pancake breakfast sponsored by Leadership Winter Park alumni and the annual Winter Park Christmas Parade sponsored by the Winter Park Chamber of Commerce.
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Christmas Customs (1915 - 1951 - 1979) - Winter Park (Fla.)
Newspaper article about the winners of the Winter Park Christmas Decorations contest and the Winter Park Pines Christmas Decorations contest
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Article about the Christmas in the Park event sponsored by the Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art, featuring a number of leaded-glass windows by Louis Comfort Tiffany.
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Robert Knight represents the fourth generation owner of a restaurant started in 1926 by his great-grandparents Minnie Lee and Inez Jordan. The small restaurant was called "Baby's Lunch Box" after their daughter's nickname "Baby Young." People of "all kinds" came to eat, what is now called, "soul food." In 1959 Mrs. Jordan retired and passed the business to Lessie Moe Marsh ("Baby Young") and the restaurant was renamed "Duck Inn." As times and business improved, other family members became involved, namely Bobbie Dixon ("Lil' Bobby"), who has been working with the business for 34 years. After "Baby Young" retired in 1984, the restaurant was passed on to Ruby Dixon-Pearson, who still manages the business. With the change of times and a younger clientele, the business in1995 was transformed into a sports bar and named "Sportz Inn." Robert Knight, the new owner, proudly proclaims: "As a family, we keep the dream alive, which I proudly consider a dynasty never to be forgotten."
In 1995, Mrs. Smith was ninety years old and a resident of DePugh Nursing Home. She moved to Winter Park in 1932 with her husband and four children. Her husband worked for the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad and the young family lived in the "section houses," railroad-owned housing which stood near Webster and Pennsylvania Avenue. Rent was $2 per month. The family of two working parents and eight children later moved to their own home on Morse Boulevard.
Mrs. Willie Smith photographed with part of her large family: her daughter Allie, with her husband, Joe Burns, and granddaughter.
In the backyard of the Pennsylvania Avenue building rests a 1960s Cadillac Hearse. This was the first new professional vehicle purchased by the funeral home. Mrs. Lawson's response to a question about the car: "The Hearse has always been part of the family."
Mr. and Mrs. Lawson operated the first Westside funeral home. Originally they served the community out of what is now the DePugh Nursing Home. The current tow story Pennsylvania Avenue building, which served both as a business and a residence, was constructed in the 1950s. Prior to the establishment of their business, black Westside residents had to hire funeral home services from out of town.
The oldest building in Hannibal Square, "The Sands," is the only remaining Westside hotel or boarding house. These establishments once played an important role as a temporary home for seasonal workers coming to Winter Park.
Like many other communities across America, Winter Park celebrates January 16th as a memorial and tribute to the famous civil rights leader. City officials, pastors and community groups march each year through the Westside neighborhood. The festivities usually culminate with musical presentations and speeches by community leaders in Shady Park near Hannibal Square.
Business partners Alonzo Roberts and James Chandler have been giving haircuts at the Deluxe Barbershop for 50 and 39 years, respectfully. Original owners included James Dixon, Jr. and Bill Hardy, who operated a barbershop in the same location around the turn of the century. In March of 1995 the current owners moved across the street to the northside of the square. The newly constructed building will continue the one-hundred-year-old tradition of a continuously operated barbershop in Hannibal Square.
For decades the Pennsylvania Avenue business has represented a grocery store and community meeting place.