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Newspaper article providing information about the Christmas Eve Open House event at the Morse Museum of American Art, featuring windows by Louis Comfort Tiffany.

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…

Photo of a portion the Winter Park Christmas Parade committee at the beginning of the planning process.

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.

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…

The secretary of the Ideal Woman's Club in 1994, Mrs. Blue is also the sister of Ernestine Ingram.

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. …

Newspaper article about the 21st annual Christmas in the Park event, including the lighting of Tiffany windows.

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…

Newspaper article listing holiday events occurring between November 28 and December 16.

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…

Newspaper article about the decision made by the county to save $30,000 by not purchasing a 50-foot-tall live Christmas tree

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.

Newspaper article about the winners of the Winter Park Christmas Decorations contest and the Winter Park Pines Christmas Decorations contest

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.

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

For decades the Pennsylvania Avenue business has represented a grocery store and community meeting place.