Showing posts with label Clermont. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Clermont. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Clermont, Florida


Clermont-Groveland Elks Lodge #1848 located at 705 Minneola Ave. at Seventh St., in Clermont, Florida.  Built in 1955.  It includes lodge hall, recreation room, lounge and lunch service for members.


The Skyline Motel
U.S. Highway 27, Clermont, Florida
Directly across from Citrus Tower & Restaurant near Lake Minneola
20 Modern Units - Efficiencies -Air Conditioned
Electric Heat - Television


"Governors' Grove" located 3 miles south of the Citrus Tower on Highway U.S. 27, Clermont, Florida.  Each Governor of the United States and Territories had a tree and 400 square feet of land presented to him at the Governors' Conference in Miami Beach, Florida, in 1958 by the Minute Maid Corporation.  The fruit from each tree will be picked and sent tot the Governor of each State every year.  The grove is maintained by the Minute Maid Corporation.  Visitors, Welcome!


MOSS COVERED CYPRESS TREES on one of the 17 beautiful lakes in Clermont, Florida.  A typical view along the 27 miles long Clermont chain of lakes and Palatlakaha River.

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Florida Citrus Tower - Clermont, Florida

The Florida Citrus Tower can still be visited today.  Check out their site http://www.citrustower.com/.


Citrus Observation Tower, Florida's finest attraction located on U.S. Highway 27 at Clermont, Florida, heart of the citrus belt.


Aerial View Citrus Tower
located on U.S. Highway 27 at Clermont, Florida.  Elevator to the observation deck, 542 feet above sea level, where visitors may view numerous beautiful lakes and hills and thousands of acres of citrus groves.


Citrus Observation Tower, Florida's finest attraction located on U.S. Highway 27 at Clermont, Florida, heart of the citrus belt.
An electric elevator takes you up to the clouds where beautiful lakes and hills and thousands of acres of citrus groves may be seen.  The top of the tower is 542 feet above sea-level and is the highest spot in Florida.


Citrus Observation Tower, Florida's finest attraction located on U.S. Highway 27 at Clermont, Florida, heart of the citrus belt.
An electric elevator takes you up to the clouds where beautiful lakes and hills and thousands of acres of citrus groves may be seen. The top of the tower is 542 feet above sea-level and is the highest spot in Florida.



Citrus groves and lakes as seen from the top of the Citrus Tower, one of the latest attractions in Florida.