Winter Park looks quiet on the surface, but beneath the brick streets and lakeside parks is one of Florida’s most influential cultural cities. This episode takes you beyond the café patios of Park Avenue and into the deeper story of how a small, carefully planned community became a powerhouse of art, architecture, and historic preservation. We explore the city’s origins in the 1880s, the citrus empire that vanished overnight, and the reinvention that followed. You’ll hear how Rollins College ...
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Winter Park looks quiet on the surface, but beneath the brick streets and lakeside parks is one of Florida’s most influential cultural cities. This episode takes you beyond the café patios of Park Avenue and into the deeper story of how a small, carefully planned community became a powerhouse of art, architecture, and historic preservation. We explore the city’s origins in the 1880s, the citrus empire that vanished overnight, and the reinvention that followed. You’ll hear how Rollins College ...
Winter Garden & Oakland: Central Florida’s Most Bikeable Escape
Chad Gallivanter
11 minutes
1 month ago
Winter Garden & Oakland: Central Florida’s Most Bikeable Escape
Just west of Orlando, there’s a pair of towns that quietly rewrote the script on what small-town Florida could be. Winter Garden and Oakland - two neighboring communities bound by a bike trail and a shared sense of purpose - have managed to preserve their charm while welcoming the future. In this episode, we explore how Winter Garden’s brick-lined downtown became one of the most walkable destinations in Central Florida, and why Oakland chose a slower, more deliberate path, one rooted in natur...
Chad Gallivanter
Winter Park looks quiet on the surface, but beneath the brick streets and lakeside parks is one of Florida’s most influential cultural cities. This episode takes you beyond the café patios of Park Avenue and into the deeper story of how a small, carefully planned community became a powerhouse of art, architecture, and historic preservation. We explore the city’s origins in the 1880s, the citrus empire that vanished overnight, and the reinvention that followed. You’ll hear how Rollins College ...
