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Article: History lessons: Baldwin Park, a TND in the heart of Orlando, Fla., looks to Florida's past for its architectural inspiration.(traditional neighborhood development )
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- March 1, 2004
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THERE'S SO MUCH HISTORY connected with the site of Orlando's Baldwin Park, a new, mixed use, 1,093 acre community, that it's not surprising that the developer has seized upon the past for much of this TND's newfound identity. But rather than play up it's rah-rah military provenance in any expected way--the land supported a series of Army and Navy facilities from 1940 until the Pentagon shut things down in 1993--the forces behind this vibrant infill project have focused on capturing nostalgic, pre-World War II sense of place. That means no entrance monuments with cute airplane motifs, no Admirals Way or Aviator Alley. Instead, the small-town appeal and architectural ...
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