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Wait Five Minutes: The Floridian Podcast is about the curious stories and cultural changes sweeping through the Sunshine State. Join us every Monday for an informative and charming look into an issue on America’s infamous peninsula.
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Monday Jul 08, 2024
Monday Jul 08, 2024
In 1956, Orlando was home to the shopping center of the future, Colonial Plaza. Over the decades, it would expand in a wholly unusual way, as malls became the core of American comerce.
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Thank you to Rachel Williams from the History Center! Plan your trip to the Orange County Regional Historic Center here.
Read a few articles quoted in the episode here!
City of Orlando now closing parking garages at 11 p.m. on weekends
The Rise and Fall of the US Mall
An Oral History of Tiffany's Mall Tour
Colonial Plaza, Orlando, FL - Mallmanac.com
All of the music was originally composed.
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