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September 2010
 Where: U.S. Highway 17-92, across from the Mt. Vernon Inn.
When: 1957 and today.
What: The Imperial House was a popular restaurant on the shore of Lake Killarney, near Morse Boulevard on U.S. Highway 17-92, also known as Orlando Avenue. Its postcard boasted: “Aristocrat among restaurants – where the royal rib reigns supreme.
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August 2010
 Where: 102 N. Park Ave.
When: 1950s and today.
What: Taylor’s Pharmacy was founded by W.J. Taylor and opened in October 1948 at the corner of Park Avenue and Morse Boulevard.
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July 2010
 Where: 252 N. Park Ave.
When: 1960s and today.
What: The Yum Yum Shoppe was a popular ice cream parlor on Park Avenue. It billed itself as “Florida’s First Make Your Own Sundae” Ice Cream Parlor.
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June 2010
 Where: In the sky above Winter Park, Rollins College and Lake Virginia.
When: Mid-1920s and today.
What: On the shore of Lake Virginia, the Rollins campus more than 80 years ago was made up of a few buildings and a lot of open space.
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May 2010
 Where: 231 N. Interlachen Ave., Winter Park.
When: 1905 and today.
What: Francis Knowles, one of the early developers of Winter Park, built the home in 1882 as a winter resort for visitors. He and his family stayed there for a few winters before his death. Originally surrounded by orange trees and a white picket fence, the home was bought in 1904 by Charles Morse, who named it Osceola Lodge…
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April 2010
 Where: The northeast corner of Park and New England avenues.
When: The 1950s and today.
What: Ray Rosenfelt was bank president when the First National Bank At Winter Park was built in the 1950s. It originally was called the Florida Bank and Trust Co. when it was on the south side of New England Avenue where the Peterbrooke Chocolatier store is now.
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March 2010
 Where: Rollins College campus, at the east end of Holt Avenue.
When: 1966 and today.
What: Today’s Cornell Fine Arts Museum building housed the original Morse Gallery of Art, which later became the Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art.
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February 2010
 Where: 419 S. Interlachen Ave. at the intersection of Interlachen and Lyman avenues.
When: 1920s and today.
What: Formed by 16 women in 1915, the Woman’s Club of Winter Park originally met at the home of Helen Morse, wife of businessman and philanthropist Charles Hosmer Morse.
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January 2010
 Where: Block on the north side of Canton Avenue between Park and Knowles avenues.
When: 1920s and today.
What: The cornerstone for the original St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church was laid Oct. 17, 1924, the feast of Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque, and the first Mass in the new church was celebrated Dec. 28 of that same year.
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December 2009
 WHEN: Around 1930 and today.
WHERE: Northeast corner of Knowles Avenue and Morse Boulevard.
WHAT:
The Lincoln, a 42-unit upscale apartment building, opened in 1926
during the Florida building boom. Its one-, two- and three-bedroom
units were furnished and included kitchenettes, hot water and steam
heat...
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November 2009
 Where: 633 Osceola Ave., on Lake Osceola.
When: Around 1955 and today.
What: Famed Czech-American sculptor Albin Polasek retired to Winter Park in 1950 and designed his home on the shores of Lake Osceola. He lived and worked there until his death in 1965. In 1961 the residence, galleries, chapel and gardens were opened to the public...
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