Gertrude's Walk

Gertrude’s Walk

Gertrude Sweet. Born in New Orleans in 1862, she moved to Orlando in the 1870s, joining two brothers and one sister who had already made the move. And that decision would impact the City Beautiful, as Gertrude would become the namesake for Gertrude’s Walk

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Kress Store

Kress Store | 15 W. Church Street & 124 S. Orange Avenue November 2022 The Kress building is an L-shaped Orlando landmark with frontage at 15 W. Church St. and

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The Carey Hand building

The Carey Hand building October 2022 The Carey Hand Funeral Home, known after the owner, Carey Hand, was once the largest in Central Florida, serving Hillsborough, Orange, Osceola, Polk, and

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