The Washington times., 1934-12-13
ORLANDO READY.
FOR GALA
SEASON
Central Florida Resort City
Promises Modest Prices
To Winter VacationiStS

ORLANDO, Fla, Dec. 13.-Better
prepared than at any time in its
history to afford the winter visitor
an enjoyable stay in Florida, Or
lando, lying in the heart of Gen.
tral Florida. offers the traveller
three outstanding charlottesville
widest variety of sports and recre-
alton, definite assurance that
rates and prices will be reasonable
and the most lavish scenic beauty
that the city, already widely
known as "The City Beautiful"
has ever enjoyed.
Orlando, never forgetting that
recovery was in sight for Florida
and that southwark travel would
congest highways again, has spent
recent years in getting ready for
good times. Enormous influx OF
visitors to Orlando this season
evidences how wisely the city
planned.
Use Of FERA Money
Large proportion Of Federal
money for FERA projects in Or
lando was spent on Identification
of parks, planting of tropical foil
age plants, palms and azaleas;
extending, widening and relaylng
of brick on congested streets: on
more tennis courts, a sun pain
solarium and on doubling capacity
of Sunshine Park, where thou
sands of visitors daily enjoy lawn
bowling, Shuffleboard and such
games.
Widespread building program,
stressing small houses and apart
ments, and an education cam
paign promoting the idea that the
winter visitor must be accorded
fair treatment as to rates ana
prices and not gouged, no matter
how scarce accommodations mlght
become. all make it possible for
Orlando to promise the city is
ready to give the 1934-35 visitor
to Orlando more enjoyable stay
than ever before.
Six golf courses and country
clubs, two in Orlando. and four
reached in half hour drives, are
in excellent condition. Club
houses have been improved; greens
and fairways reconditioned, and
at Orlando Country Club riding
stables offer visitors pleasant can.
ters through beautiful country
side.
Excellent Fishing
Orlando is the home of the best
fresh water black bass fishing IN
the South. Only IL miles from
Lake Apoka, where national
records for black bass are broken
frequently, the city abounds with
tackle shops and places for rent
ing equipment reasonably. Or
lando is more of a surf fishing
headquarters than many cities d.
rectly on the coast, being little
more than an hour from the At
lantic Ocean address Of many a
hugh sea bass. The season is on
now and bass are being taken
daily by Orlando and visiting
sportsmen. The seasons record
Of forty pounds may well be
broken before Christmas by some
Northern visitor. Central Florida
also abounds in game Of all varie-
ties and the season is open until
late in February.
Sunshine Park, doubled in ca.
pacity, affords shuffleboard, lawn
bowling, tennis, rogue, horse
shoe pitching, checkers, bridge,
chess and diamond ball. There
is a new grandstand, tennis sta
dium and a new club house for
each sport. Brooklyn Dodgers
will train in Orlando at Tinker
Field again in March.
Water sports are popular win
ter and summer in Orlando.
There are 30 lakes in Orlando'S
city limits and boating, yachting,
swimming and aquaplaning be-
hind fast outboard motors in
crease each year in popularity.
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