Lake Eola & Christmas Star in Orlando, FL
Loading...
Uploaded by woodencoasterfan on Dec 25, 2010
This is a video of Lake Eola Park and the Christmas Star in Orlando, FL
Centennial/Linton E Allen Memorial Fountain:
The fountain at the center of Lake Eola was commissioned by OUC (Orlando Utilities Commission) and built on October 5, 1957 and was given the name Centennial Fountain as it was built during Orlando's Centennial year. Then, in 1965, the name was Changed to the Linton E Allen Fountain in honor of Linton Allen who came up with the idea for the fountain. He was the head of the 1st Florida Bank which later became Sun Bank. Since then, the fountain has become an icon of Orlando. It's in almost every promotional advertisement of Orlando.
Orlando's Christmas Star:
The star was bought by the presidents of the Dickson & Ives and Yowell & Drew Co department stores and hung across Orange Ave between the two stores in 1946 and was retired when the two stores (and many other department stores in downtown Orlando) moved to the Orlando Fashion Square Mall east of town in the late 1960's. The Star was brought back in 1984 and hung in it's original place where it still hangs to this day every Holiday Season. In 2010, it officially became known as the Jack Kazanzas Christmas Star in honor of Jack Kazanzas who raised the money to bring back the star as well as having it refurbished and improved.
Thanks to the City of Orlando for the historical info on the Linton E Allen Fountain and the Orange County Regional History Center in Downtown Orlando for the info on the Jack Kazanzas Christmas Star.
- 2 likes, 0 dislikes
-
- 7:19
Capoeira @ Lake Eola / Orlando, FL. 02-20-2011.movby paipuky652 views
- 1:30
Raw video of the new fountain at Lake Eola Parkby rawfodog751,097 views
- 5:37
Lake Eola Orlando Floridaby saturn7221,850 views
- 2:44
Santa Claus Universal Studio Orlando Florida Macy's Christmas Parade December 21, 2009by Treacyspyro1,670 views
- 3:18
Lake Eola Orlando, FL. 3-D Google Earth Tour.by Roadhouserealty1,423 views
- 6:18
Renovated (2011) Lake Eola Fountain Downtown Orlandoby JOJOZ81783 views
- 2:07
Christmas @ Downtown Disney Pt. 2by JR15644215 views
- 6:08
Christmas at the parks, Orlando, Florida December 2009by mechicano1500 views
- 1:09
Homeless Man Peeing Downtown Orlando Florida Lake Eola Fall Fiesta Craft Fair Boutique Hair Bowsby happysnst8,027 views
- 4:47
My Choice_Christmas - The Christmas Star (Sinfonija Pastorali)by mychoicealfred3417 views
- 0:47
Christmas at Walt Disney World Orlando Floridaby FloridaTix2,815 views
- 3:27
Fort Christmas Parkby centralfloridafun211 views
- 2:19
Lake Eola Fountain Work alongby CityofOrlando518 views
- 1:25
Taste of Oviedoby centralfloridatop5369 views
- 8:13
David Archuleta Star 94 Jingle Jam "The Christmas Song" birthday cake "Crush" 12/17/2008by rohocop212111,868 views
- 0:28
Church Street, Orlando on New Years Eve.by JFRANKSJCTFD1710 views
- 4:20
Lake Eola Park - Orlando, floridaby pcgailc738 views
- 3:23
Florida Vacation Day 3by TheSmoothies172019 views
- 3:16
Orange Avenue - "Just Refrain" - CityWalk, Orlando, Flby KeithGap507 views
- 4:22
Merry Christmas From Orlando Florida!by themightythor12124,473 views
This was a wonderful video and well done. I am from Orlando. I worked in City Hall for 15 years (1983-1998). I remember Lake Eola when it was just a "municipal puddle." I am happy to see the fountain has been repaired. Most of the buildings were not there when I moved there in 1976.
The plaque in the beginning shows the names of Bill Frederick, Glenda Hood, Nap Ford and others. I knew all of them personally. I was Glenda's Computer Support person. Mary Johnson's son was a friend of mine. :)
jubchuqun 7 months ago