Winter Park was founded as a resort destination by wealthy industrialists before the turn of the 20th century. It is recognized as the first centrally planned community in Florida; its main street includes not only public civic buildings and retail, but also art galleries, a private liberal arts college, museums, a park, a train station, a golf course country club, a historic cemetery, and a beach and boat launch. Winter Park is celebrated for a sense of place and history, uncommon to many parts of. Many structures are more than 100 years old. The scenic Lode Winter Park area is punctuated by small, winding brick streets, and a canopy of old Southern and draped. The city draws thousands of visitors to annual festivals including the Festival, the nationally ranked Sidewalk Art Festival, and the Winter Park Concourse delegacy.
Winter Park is a city in. The population was 24,090 at the 2000 census. According to the 2006 estimates, the city had a population of 28,083. It is part of the. The city is home to and the k enjoys more park space per capita than any other city in Florida.
The site was first inhabited by in 1858, when David Mize Jr. bought an 8-acre (32,000 m2) homestead between Lakes Virginia, Mize and Berry. A settlement, called LakeView by the inhabitants, grew up around Mabel’s plot. It got a post office and a new name—Osceola—in 1870.
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