1979 Map of Orlando

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Lake Apopka dominates the central landscape of this late-1970s survey, surrounded by a burgeoning network of citrus-belt towns and expanding suburbs. The map captures the transition of Central Florida as it moved away from its agricultural roots toward a tourism and residential powerhouse, with Florida's Turnpike and the Seaboard Coast Line facilitating rapid growth. To the north and west, the Harris Chain of Lakes, including Lake Harris, Lake Eustis, and Lake Dora, anchors established communities like Eustis and Mount Dora.