COMING EVENTS:
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📅 Tuesday, March 24, 2026 | ⏰ Program at 6 pm; Reception at 7 pm.
đź“Ť Casa Feliz Historic Home Museum
Admission is free but reservations are required. RESERVE YOUR SPOT HERE.
Event Description
Colonial Plaza and the Era of Malls takes us back to 1956, when the opening of Colonial Plaza transformed Orlando’s retail scene and signaled a shift away from the once-thriving downtown business district. Over the decades, the plaza evolved from open-air shopping center to enclosed mall to modern power center—mirroring similar changes in Winter Park and across the country. Join Rachel Williams, Historian for the Orange County Regional History Center, for this shopping trip down Memory Lane.
ABOUT OUR PRESENTER:
Rachel Williams holds a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in history and public history from the University of Central Florida. She is currently the historian at the History Center, where she works on various projects such as editing the museum’s magazine, Reflections, and assisting the public with research projects.
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