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(Courtesy sideshowworld.com)https://findingjoyinflorida.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/eolapostcard.jpgVintage postcard of Orlando skyline, 1940sA vintage view of Lake Eola Parkhttps://findingjoyinflorida.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/roachestremble.jpgRoachesTrembleThanks to 'Anonymous Cow,' Wikimedia Commonshttps://findingjoyinflorida.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/searoach.jpgSeaRoachCould this be Pete? Guess not. It's a 'sea roach,' says FloridaMemory.com (found in 1984)2014-04-01T17:00:34+00:00monthlyhttps://findingjoyinflorida.com/2013/12/24/to-bedford-falls-with-love/https://findingjoyinflorida.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/unclebilly.jpgUncle BillyThomas Mitchell as befuddled Uncle Billy. It's all OK in the end.https://findingjoyinflorida.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/tn-500_wonderlife_5_lr.jpgtn-500_wonderlife_5_lrPiper Rae Patterson as radio actress Sally Applewhite in Orlando Shakes's "It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play." (BroadwayWorld.com)https://findingjoyinflorida.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/bert_and_ernie_its_a_wonderful_life.pngBert_and_Ernie_(It's_a_Wonderful_Life)Bert (Ward Bond, left) and Ernie (Frank Faylen) in Frank Capra's "It's a Wonderful Life" (1946).https://findingjoyinflorida.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/zuzu.jpgZuzuZuzu and George Bailey (Karolyn Grimes, James Stewart).2013-12-26T16:39:05+00:00monthlyhttps://findingjoyinflorida.com/2013/12/25/in-the-pines-of-florida-christmas-everlasting/https://findingjoyinflorida.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/perpetural-tree.jpgPerpetural-treeThe perpetual peace garden at Christmas, December 2013.https://findingjoyinflorida.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/fort-christmas.jpgFort-ChristmasFort Christmas Historical Park in east Orange County, Florida, includes a re-creation of the original 1837 structure.https://findingjoyinflorida.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/flower-mosaic.jpgFlower-MosaicA mosaic at the peace garden in Christmas, Florida.https://findingjoyinflorida.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/christmas-fl-post-med.jpgChristmas-FL-Post-medThe old Christmas post office (the same building shown in the picture of Juanita Tucker at the window).https://findingjoyinflorida.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/tucker1003.jpgTucker1003Juanita Tucker at the Christmas, Florida, post office in the 1940s. (Florida State Archives)https://findingjoyinflorida.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/angel-mosaic.jpgAngel-Mosaic2013-12-26T16:37:48+00:00monthlyhttps://findingjoyinflorida.com/2013/12/22/a-window-on-home-grown-art-and-real-christmas-cheer/https://findingjoyinflorida.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/jons.jpgJonsPainted wreaths by Donna Miniere greet customers at Jon's Cleaners in Orlandohttps://findingjoyinflorida.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/labelle.jpgLaBelleCandles and holly at LaBelle Furs, one of downtown Orlando's oldest businesses.https://findingjoyinflorida.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/beefy-king-elf-jd.jpgBeefy-King-Elf-jdWindows at Beefy King, where Orlandoans have fortified themselves during Christmas shopping for more than 40 years.https://findingjoyinflorida.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/beefy-reindeer.jpgBeefy-Reindeerhttps://findingjoyinflorida.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/beefy-tree.jpgBeefy-Treehttps://findingjoyinflorida.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/beefyfox.jpgBeefyFoxBeefy King's holiday scenes include reindeer and fine fox.https://findingjoyinflorida.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/christos-open.jpgChristo's-openhttps://findingjoyinflorida.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/christos-snowman.jpgChristo's-SnowmanA painted snowman, seen from inside Christo's Cafe on Edgewater Drive in Orlando's College Park.https://findingjoyinflorida.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/jons-wreath-jd.jpgJons-Wreath-jdHand-painted wreaths by artist Donna Miniere greet customers at Jon's Cleaners in Orlando, Dec. 20, 2013.https://findingjoyinflorida.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/thank-you.jpgThank-You2014-07-29T05:30:49+00:00monthlyhttps://findingjoyinflorida.com/2013/12/16/orange-and-clove-pomanders-very-vintage-and-aromatic/https://findingjoyinflorida.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/01-09-maitlandhistorical.png01-09-MaitlandHistoricalThe Waterhouse Museum by artist and journalist Thomas Thorspecken. See http://www.analogartistdigitalworld.com/2011/01/maitland-historical-society.htmlhttps://findingjoyinflorida.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/pomanders-joy-dickinson.jpgPomanders-Joy-DickinsonRibbon hangers for a pomander (from Mom's clipping book).https://findingjoyinflorida.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/joy-dickinson-1940s-ad.jpgJoy-Dickinson-1940s-adThe ladies are discussing "that Oxydol sparkle" on the back of a recipe in Mom's old book of clippings.https://findingjoyinflorida.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/orange-pomander.jpgorange-pomanderMy 1940s directions call for covering fruit with cloves, but others suggest making patterns with the cloves.2013-12-16T19:02:33+00:00monthlyhttps://findingjoyinflorida.com/2013/12/13/a-taste-of-sweden-in-sanford-2/2013-12-13T13:39:33+00:00monthlyhttps://findingjoyinflorida.com/2013/12/11/moving-victory-in-winter-park/https://findingjoyinflorida.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/capen-media.jpgCapen-Mediahttps://findingjoyinflorida.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/capen-statue.jpgCapen-Statuehttps://findingjoyinflorida.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/capen-house-early.jpgCapen house earlyhttps://findingjoyinflorida.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dickinsoncapenwreath.jpgDickinsonCapenWreathHalf of the Capen House, adorned by a holiday wreath, weighs 100 tons. December 10, 2013https://findingjoyinflorida.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/connect.jpgConnectHalf of the historic Capen House rests after its move in Winter Park, Fla., near a statue of Pan at the Albin Polasek Museum and Sculpture Gardens.2013-12-11T16:14:33+00:00monthlyhttps://findingjoyinflorida.com/2013/12/04/paging-florida-classics/https://findingjoyinflorida.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/gloria-jahoda.jpgGloria-JahodaGloria Jahodahttps://findingjoyinflorida.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/bone-mizell.jpgBone-MizellBone Mizell as depicted by Remingtonhttps://findingjoyinflorida.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/pratt-mailman.jpgPratt-Mailman2013-12-05T05:12:16+00:00monthlyhttps://findingjoyinflorida.com/2013/12/02/its-time-for-bluegrass-and-barbecue-in-old-christmas/https://findingjoyinflorida.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/crackerchristmasflier-21.jpgCrackerChristmasFlier-2https://findingjoyinflorida.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/airstream1.jpgairstream1https://findingjoyinflorida.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/crackerchristmas2004.jpgCrackerChristmas2004Bluegrass fills the air at Cracker Christmashttps://findingjoyinflorida.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/crackerchristmasflier-2.jpgCrackerChristmasFlier-2https://findingjoyinflorida.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/palmteacher.jpgPalmTeacherJoe Gallelli of Geneva gets a `boondoggle' lesson from Aimee Nichols of St. Augustine at a Cracker Christmas festival.2013-12-02T19:24:35+00:00monthlyhttps://findingjoyinflorida.com/2013/11/29/orlandos-really-big-star-2/https://findingjoyinflorida.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/jackkazanzas2009.jpgJackKazanzas2009Jack Kazanzas in 2009 (courtesy of Rob Smith Jr.)https://findingjoyinflorida.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/orlandostar.jpgOrlandoStarOrlando's star with its tiara of lights2013-11-29T15:55:55+00:00monthlyhttps://findingjoyinflorida.com/2013/11/27/hitting-the-sauce-on-thanksgiving/https://findingjoyinflorida.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/fresh-orange-and-cranberry-relish.jpgfresh-orange-and-cranberry-relishhttps://findingjoyinflorida.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/cranberrysauce.jpgCranberrySauce2013-11-27T21:04:28+00:00monthlyhttps://findingjoyinflorida.com/2013/11/25/pilgrims-schmilgrims/https://findingjoyinflorida.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/floridathanksgiving.jpgFloridaThanksgivingGiving thanks at St. Augustine, 1565https://findingjoyinflorida.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/pedro.jpgPedroPedro Menendez de Aviles. Library of Congresshttps://findingjoyinflorida.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/gannon.jpgGannonProf. Michael Gannon. Courtesy Tampa Bay Timeshttps://findingjoyinflorida.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/pilgrims.jpgPilgrims"The First Thanksgiving, 1621," by J.L.G. Ferris. Library of Congress2013-11-25T19:31:12+00:00monthlyhttps://findingjoyinflorida.com/2013/11/21/all-american-bird/https://findingjoyinflorida.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/underwaterturkey.jpgUnderwaterTurkeyhttps://findingjoyinflorida.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/turkey.jpgturkeyhttps://findingjoyinflorida.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/franklin-benjamin-loc-head.jpgFranklin-Benjamin-LOC-head2013-11-21T19:06:22+00:00monthlyhttps://findingjoyinflorida.com/2013/11/19/worlds-largest-pinup-daytonas-red-diving-girl/2013-11-19T11:49:03+00:00monthlyhttps://findingjoyinflorida.com/2013/11/06/magic-carpets-made-of-steel/https://findingjoyinflorida.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/trainfamily.jpgFlorence Dickinson George Dickinson Joy Dickinson Sligh Blvd Train Stationhttps://findingjoyinflorida.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/archessanjuan3.jpgArchesSanJuan3https://findingjoyinflorida.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/orlandoletters.jpg The arched letters that spell Orlando were designed by the station’s architects in the 1920s. https://findingjoyinflorida.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/orlandotrain1930s.jpgOrlandoTrain1930sOrlando’s Atlantic Coast Line station bustles in the 1930s. Courtesy of the Orange County Regional History Center.2013-11-06T22:48:29+00:00monthlyhttps://findingjoyinflorida.com/2013/11/04/the-marvelous-richard-halliburton/https://findingjoyinflorida.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/halliburton.jpghalliburtonhttps://findingjoyinflorida.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/1-1.jpegRichard Halliburton, Mental Travelerhttps://findingjoyinflorida.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/1.jpegRichard Halliburton's Book of Marvelshttps://findingjoyinflorida.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/1-2.jpegChanneling Halliburton2013-11-04T21:40:48+00:00monthlyhttps://findingjoyinflorida.com/2013/09/21/to-old-florida-and-beyond/https://findingjoyinflorida.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/gatorland.jpgGatorland entranceVintage roadside signs, including the iconic jaws at Orlando's Gatorland, are among the topics that inspire Joy in Florida. (Credit: Joy Wallace Dickinson)https://findingjoyinflorida.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/jdtrainstation.jpgOrlando's 1920's Train StationJoy Dickinson's 2012 painting of Orlando's Spanish Mission Train Station used a vintage postcard for inspiration.https://findingjoyinflorida.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/bdmarket2.jpgWith my grandparents, about 1950Joy Wallace Dickinson (left) with grandparents Bill and Alice Wallace and the truck for the family's new business, the B&D Market in Winter Park.2013-09-30T00:05:06+00:00monthlyhttps://findingjoyinflorida.com/books/https://findingjoyinflorida.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/remembering.jpgRememberinghttps://findingjoyinflorida.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/city.jpgCityhttps://findingjoyinflorida.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/joyhistoric-2.jpgJoyHistoric-22013-03-22T20:47:53+00:00weekly0.6https://findingjoyinflorida.com/services/2014-02-08T17:13:10+00:00weekly0.6https://findingjoyinflorida.com/contact/https://findingjoyinflorida.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/bdmarket.jpgB&DMarket2014-01-20T17:01:47+00:00weekly0.6https://findingjoyinflorida.com/about/https://findingjoyinflorida.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/joydblueshirt.jpgdickinson180.jpghttps://findingjoyinflorida.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/joycollage2of2.jpgjoyCollage2of2https://findingjoyinflorida.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/joycollage1of2.jpgjoyCollage1of2https://findingjoyinflorida.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/joycollage2.jpgjoyCollage2https://findingjoyinflorida.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/collagejoy2.jpgCollagejoy2https://findingjoyinflorida.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/collagejoy.jpgCollageJoy2013-11-29T23:22:12+00:00weekly0.6https://findingjoyinflorida.comdaily1.02014-07-29T05:30:49+00:00