The Garden Theater is located at 160 W. Plant Street, Winter Garden, Florida.  It was the first theater in Florida built for talkies. It first opened on December, 1935.It had a single screen and over 200 seats.  There was a sloping floor.

       The building’s style was Mediterranean Revival. The interior was modeled after a Spanish courtyard with Romeo and Juliet balcolnies, a Spanish tile roof and a dark ceiling with stars. Over the years the building underwent multiple renovations.  It closed in 1963.

     After the theater’s closure, it was remodeled to become a farm supply store.  The theater’s seats were removed and the sloping floor was leveled.

     The Theater was purchased by the city of Winter Garden.  The Winter Garden Heritage Foundation acquired the building in January, 2004 with an operating agreement with the city.  The Foundation under took a multiyear renovation of the building seeking to return it to its original simplicity.    The theater had its grand reopening in February, 2008.  It featured up to 400 events per season including living plays, concerts and movies.

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     The current Palatka Railroad Station was constructed  in 1908 for the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad. It is located at 220 N. 11th Street,Palatka Florida.

     The building is a one story brick structure. Its style is Richardson Romanesque. Over the years the depot served the ACL Jacksonville–Tampa– Sarasota Mainline, the Florida Southern Railway, the Georgia Southern and Florida Railroad. It also served the short lived Ocklawaha Valley Railroad.

     In 1988, the depot was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.  It currently services Amtrak Silver Services Trains.

     The station, platform, and parking lot are owned by the city of Palatka. The railroad tracks are owned by CSX.

     The most recent renovation was in 2007-2008 by Robert E. Taylor, Architect.  Interior items renovated include heating and cooling systems, ventilation, rest rooms, ceiling and floors.

     The Palatka Preservation Society and the Browning Railroad Museum have exhibition space in the Depot

     The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad played a major role in the history of Winter Garden Florida.   Its first depot was built in 1893. It was located at 1 Main Street. The building measured 16 x 20 feet.  In 1908, the Atlantic Coastline Railroad built a wooden frame building as a replacement.

    In 1928, the Atlantic Coastline Railroad built a one story brick building as a replacement for the wood frame depot.  It still stands at 21 East Main Street.  This building is currently used for the Winter Garden Heritage Museum.

     The first Tavares and Gulf Railroad Depot in Winter Garden was built in 1899.It was an all wooden structure. A replacement depot was built in 1913.  It was a one story brick structure. It was located on 101 South Boyd Street. Construction costs were $1,736.

     The T and G Railroad line was purchased by the Seaboard Airline Railroad in March, 1926. It was operated as a wholly owned subsidiary until August 1,1969. It then became  a branch of the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad. The station closed on March, 1976.

     The depot was sold by the Atlantic Coast Railroad Line in 1979 to the central Florida Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society.  The central chapter rehabilitated the building for use as its headquarters.

     On August 13, 2012, the chapter voted to withdraw  from the National Railway Historical Society.  This entity runs the Central Florida Railroad Museum.

     The chapter subsequently voted in 8/13/2012 to withdraw from the 

     The Florida Citrus Tower is a 226 feet observation/radio broadcasting tower located in Clermont, Florida. This was the project of A.W. Thacker and  Jack O’Toole to showcase the the Lake County Citrus Industry.

     Construction on the tower began in 1955 and extended into 1956. 5 million pounds of concrete and 149,000 pounds were used in the construction. During its first several years of operation, the tower averaged 500,ooo visitors/ year.  Due to its central location and the nearby orange groves.

     In 1983, 1985, and 1989, there were harsh freezes which destroyed a significant portion of the citrus crop in Lake County.  In 1964, the Florida turnpike was extended north providing a faster route south through Central Florida.  Both of these ended in decreased visitors to the tower.

     Over the years, the tower was sold many times. In 1988, a tram was built to offer visitors tours of various citrus crops.

     In 1995 the tower was bought by Greg Homan.  He painted it white and turquoise.

This preserve is located at 2801 Del Prado Blvd,Cape Coral, Florida. It was developed after the purchase of 2 parcels of land for $3,323,506.74. It is approximately 340 acres. Located in the acreage is is a portion of the headwaters of Yellow Fever Creek; there is also a fishing pond. The preserve is mostly composed of pine flat wood trees.

There is a 2.5 mile unpaved, marked trail system. There is a paved parking lot. The main entrance into the preserve is on Del Prado Blvd.