The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Orlando, Florida, United States.
19th century
20th century
1900s-1960s
- 1905 - City Hall built.
- 1910 - Population: 3,894.
- 1913 - Grand Theater opens.
- 1914 - Commission form of government effected.
- 1918 - Orange General Hospital opens.
- 1920 - Population: 9,282.
- 1921
- Beacham Theater opens.
- Jones High School active.
- 1923
- Orlando Utilities Commission established; municipal electric plant begins operating.
- Albertson Public Library opens.
- Angebilt Hotel opened on March 14.
- 1924
- Edgewater Heights, Lorna Doone Park, and Orwin Manor become part of Orlando.
- WDBO radio begins broadcasting.
- Orlando Museum of Art founded.
- Orange Court Hotel built.
- 1925 - Glendonjo Park and Spring Lake Terrace become part of Orlando.
- 1926
- Country Club Estates, Ivanhoe Plaza, Oakhurst Subdivision, Orlando Highlands, Princeton Court, and Silver Lake Park become part of Orlando.
- Atlantic Coast Line Railroad station, Cathedral Church of St. Luke, and Municipal Auditorium built.
- Well'sbuilt Hotel in business.
- 1927 - Orange County Courthouse built.
- 1928 - Orlando Municipal Airport begins operating.
- 1930 - Population: 27,330.
- 1934 - Orlando Dixie Sun newspaper begins publication.
- 1936
- Orlando Stadium opens.
- Cypress Gardens opens in nearby Winter Haven.
- 1940 - Orlando Army Air Base established.
- 1943
- Pinecastle Army Airfield in operation.
- DDT pesticide "Neocide" developed in United States Department of Agriculture lab in Orlando.
- 1945 - Negro Chamber of Commerce established.
- 1946 - Ben White Raceway opens.
- 1949 - Gatorland opens.
- 1950
- Population: 52,367.
- Florida Symphony Orchestra established
- 1952 - William R. Boone High School and Edgewater High School are built.
- 1954
- WDBO-TV (television) begins broadcasting.
- Bishop Moore High School built.
- 1956 - Colonial Plaza shopping centre in business.
- 1957
- Orange County Historical Commission established.
- Martin Company missile manufactory begins operating near Orlando.
- Interstate 4 highway constructed.
- 1958 - WLOF-TV (television) begins broadcasting.
- 1960
- Central Florida Museum opens.
- Population: 88,135.
- 1961 - Harry P. Leu Gardens deeded to city.
- 1963 - UCF founded in East Orlando
- 1967
- Carl T. Langford becomes mayor of Orlando.
- Disney-controlled City of Bay Lake and City of Reedy Creek incorporated near Orlando.
- 1968
- Florida Technological University opens.
- Naval Training Center Orlando and Roman Catholic Diocese of Orlando established.
1970s-1990s
21st century
See also
References
Bibliography
- E. Bacon. 1977. Orlando: A centennial history. Chuluota, Fla.: Mickler House.
- L. Argrett Jr. 1991. A history of the black community of Orlando, Florida. Fort Bragg, Calif.: Cypress House Press.
- Married to the Mouse: Walt Disney World and Orlando. By Richard E. Foglesong. (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2001).
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