From the WGHF Archives 04.16.15

This tall archway once stood at the eastern entrance to Winter Garden at Hennis Road and Plant Street. It went up in the 1920s and was removed after World War II. Though difficult to see in this photograph, a bas-relief of a fish graced the sign’s central plaque, attesting to the city’s proximity to Lake Apopka, “the large-mouth bass capital of the world.” 

The Winter Garden Heritage Foundation, which seeks to preserve our heritage and architecture while creating new cultural experiences, is celebrates its third decade with the debut of its History Research and Education Center.