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College Park is a distinct neighborhood within the city of Orlando, Florida, deriving its name from the many streets within its bounds that were named for institutions of higher learning like Princeton, Harvard, and Yale. Orlando is a major City in central Florida, USA and is the County seat of Orange County Florida. Princeton University is a private Coeducational research university located in Princeton, New Jersey. Its close proximity to downtown has made it a popular residential area for over a century, particularly amongst young professionals. According to the 2000 census, most residents are of working age (between 18 and 49) and are homeowners. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. 65. 5% of households include no children.

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History

Citrus grower John Ericsson built the first known home in College Park at 19 West Princeton, in the middle of what was then an 80-acre grove. Other settlers soon followed, especially after the arrival of the South Florida Railroad in 1880, including: Adam Given, Marshall Porter, James Wilcox, Algernon Hayden, John W. History The Lake Monroe and Orlando Railroad was organized in 1875 with a charter to build from Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Childress, and George Russell.

The Great Freeze during the winter of 1894-5 halted growth in the neighborhood for over a decade. The Great Freeze refers to the winter of 1894 - 1895, especially in Florida where the brutally cold weather destroyed much of the nation's Citrus

New residents began arriving in large numbers during the real estate boom of the 1920's, when the City of Orlando expanded its northern boundary north to Par Street to include College Park. It was during this decade that many of the neighborhood's best-known subdivisions were platted, including:

The boom turned into a bust during the Great Depression of the 1930s, but savvy businessman Welborn C. Phillips began buying up many of the remaining vacant lots in College Park--particularly those west of Edgewater Drive--and was well-positioned for the post-World War II boom. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including

During the post-war years, the neighborhood was home both to astronaut John Young, who grew up in his parents' home at 815 West Princeton Street and beat generation writer Jack Kerouac who lived at 1418 Clouser Avenue when his masterpiece 'On the Road' was published as well as when he wrote the follow-up 'The Dharma Bums'). John Young may refer to John Young (actor (1916–1996 Scottish actor John Young, (1909–1997 American (Hawaiian painter Jack Kerouac ( March 12 1922 &ndash October 21 1969) was an American Novelist, Writer, Poet, and On the Road is a novel by American writer Jack Kerouac, written in April 1951 and published by Viking Press in 1957. This is an article about the novel by Jack Kerouac For the band see Dharma Bums. The house now operates as a non-profit; A haven for up-and-coming writers. Not only is it a unique tribute to Kerouac, it established Orlando on the international literary map. [[1]]

In 2002, Edgewater Drive, the main artery of the neighborhood's business district, was re-striped from a 4-lane byway to a more pedestrian-friendly 3-lanes (1 in each direction with a central turn lane). See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar.

In 2005, College Park resident and developer Jim Kersey broke ground on a new 7-story mixed-used development along Edgewater Drive called "The Wellesley. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. " It included 140 residential units over the "SunTrust Collonade," a commercial strip featuring 12,500 square feet of retail space adjoining a 7,500 square foot bank.

Government and politics

College Park is encompassed by Orlando's city commission district 3, currently represented by Robert Franklin Stuart, Sr. , scion of a local political dynasty that includes Orlando Chamber of Commerce president Jacob Stuart, congressional candidate Charlie Stuart, and former state senator George Stuart, Jr. - Incumbent Ric Keller (R is known in Congress for his Cheeseburger Bill that passed without his vote because of his hospitalization for a cardiac arrhythmia in 2005

Institutions

Churches

Civic

Education

Parks and recreation

Commercial

Location

References

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