Citrus Bowl Stadium – Orlando FL

City:
Orlando, FL

Site Type:
Parks and Recreation, Stadiums

New Deal Agencies:
Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Started:
1936

Quality of Information:
Moderate

Site Survival:
No Longer Extant

Description

“The stadium began life in 1936 as a modest 8,900-person venue, built as part of Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s New Deal program in the Works Progress Administration…The Orlando Citrus Bowl — then named Orlando Stadium — was one of 116,000 buildings constructed in the program.”   (https://www.themaneland.com)

The stadium is still in use, though it has since been substantially refurbished.

Location Info


1 Citrus Bowl Place
Orlando, FL 32805
Orange County

Coordinates: 28.538836, -81.402571

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