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Taylor Briggs Oral History · Winter Park History Museum's "A Stroll Down Park Avenue"

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  This is an interview with W. Taylor Briggs at his home in Winter Park, Florida on September 21, 1981. Interviewer: Margery R. Muller.
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  MARGERY MULLER: Thank you for letting me come and see you this afternoon. How did you come to Winter Park?
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  MARGERY MULLER: W. TAYLOR BRIGGS: We came from Memphis, Tennessee.
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  BRIGGS: Doctors advised me to move to a warmer climate. We visited Florida and chose Winter Park because we loved it.
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  BRIGGS: We arrived in 1947, built this home in 1949, and have lived here ever since.
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  BRIGGS: Winter Park had about 7,500 to 8,000 people and was a beautiful small town.
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  BRIGGS: Winter visitors returned year after year and stayed at hotels such as The Seminole, Virginia Inn, and Alabama.
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  BRIGGS: Many hotels and shops closed during the summer.
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  BRIGGS: Grocery shopping was done in Winter Park stores or Orlando supermarkets.
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  BRIGGS: Lake Sylvan once seemed far from town. Lavelle learned to drive and found the lot where we built our home.
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  BRIGGS: We bought the lot and quickly began building.