Historical walking tours of Downtown Orlando
Free walking tours of Downtown Orlando’s Historic District will be available starting Friday, October 2, 2009 at 9:30 AM. Personal tours will be led by Richard Forbes, Historic Preservation Officer for the City of Orlando, on the first Friday of every other month.
The tour begins at the Downtown Information Center (201 S. Orange Ave.) and will include historic landmarks such as the Wells’Built Hotel (511 W. South St.), Old Orlando Railroad Depot (76 W. Church St.), Kress Building (15 W. Church St.), First National Bank (190 S. Orange Ave.), Angebilt Hotel (37 N. Orange Ave.), US Post Office & Courthouse (46 E. Robinson St.) and the Old Orange County Courthouse (65 E. Central Blvd.) among other sights. Forbes will explain the interesting history and facts behind all of these fascinating landmarks right in Downtown Orlando.
To RSVP for this special tour contact Char at the Downtown Information Center at 407.254.4636.
