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Welcome to Orlando, dating back to 1838 and the height of the Seminole Wars. The U.S. Army built Fort Gatlin south of Orlando City to protect its settlers from attacks by Indians. By the 1840s a small community had formed around the fort that was called Jernigan. Settler a few years later the community officially changed its name to Orlando.
During the period of 1875 to 1895 Orlando is remembered as the "Gilded Era" when it became the hub of Florida´s citrus industry, but the great freeze of 1894 and 1895 forced many owners to give up their groves and shifted operations south.
During World War II a number of personnel were stationed in Pine Castle AAF, most of these service men stayed in Orlando and settled their families there. Orlando is close to the Patrick Air Force Base, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station and Kennedy Space Center. For residents to commute to work form the city to the suburbs. Orlando also has easy access to Port Canaveral which is a very important cruise ship terminal. Due to the fact of its proximity to the "Space Coast" many large high tech companies have moved to the Orlando area.
The most critical event for Orlando economy happened when Walt Disney announced his plans to build Walt Disney World. The famous vacation resort and theme park opened in 1971, bringing in an explosive population and economic growth into the Orlando metropolitan area which encompasses Orange County, Seminole County, Osceola County and Lake County.
Orlando had another tremendous economic breakthrough with the opening of the Orlando International Airport in 1970, which was built from a portion of the McCoy Air Force Base. Today considered a world class facility and is one of the most heavily traveled airports in the world.
The Orlando area is home to more than 100 lakes, the largest of which are Lake Apopka, Eustis, Griffin, Harney, Harris, Jesup, Monroe, Sand Lake and Tohopekaliga.
Boasting a yearly average temperature of 73 Fahrenheit, it makes it a much desired area to live and visit. You will find many neighborhoods in Orlando area, companies and organizations that have their corporate offices headquartered in the Orlando area, freeways and highways to help you reach all your destinations, a railroad system with many Railroad Stations which have become a major form of transportation in the Orlando area.
Orlando offers a variety of homes, choosing from a custom built home to single family home, historical homes, apartments, townhomes, New Luxury homes, Vacation Rentals, Vacation Villas, condominiums, golf view homes and lake view homes. The possibilities are endless to the style of homes you can find in the for you and your family in the Orlando area. The last few years have seen a boom in the development and construction of mid to high rise modern Condo Buildings in the Downtown area with state-of-the-art roof top pools, fitness centers and amenities.
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Come and experience Downtown Orlando living at it's finest in this amazing 2 bed 2 bath in the very desirable "Solaire At The Plaza". This 29 story luxury condo is locat...
Perched on the 23rd floor, this one-of-a-kind corner unit offers unparalleled living at The VUE. The epitome of sophistication, with breathtaking Lake Eola and skyline vi...
WOW… 101 Eola Condo’s got super lucky by being unique. It sits across from, catty-corner and next to a bunch of wh!te buildings, which makes 101’s 12 stories of floor-to-...
101 Eola got super lucky. It sits across from, catty-corner and next to a bunch of wh!te buildings, which makes its 12 stories of emerald, green glassed architecture stan...
Enjoy the quality of life at The Waverly On Lake Eola! (Location, location, location). This spacious and elegant luxury condominium is located on the 8 floor of The Waver...
Two charming houses in the desired historic district of Lake Eola in downtown Orlando. As soon as you walk inside the houses you will be impressed with the quality of the...
Introducing The Olive Townhomes... an exciting new luxury development in the heart of Downtown Orlando's South Eola Neighborhood, just steps away from the Thornton Park H...
Your search is over!! Expect to be impressed with this stunning 1 bedroom/1 bath condo in one of the best buildings of Downtown Orlando, THE WAVERLY ON LAKE EOLA. This s...
Enjoy everything that downtown has to offer right at your doorstep! This 3 bed 1 bath bungalow is nestled in the heart of the City Beautiful's Thornton Park District with...