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City of Sanford
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Lake Monroe |
Downtown Sanford |
Orlando-Sanford
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Helen Stairs Theater
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Located on the shores
of Lake Monroe, Sanford once rivaled Orlando
as the region’s largest city. A
major distribution center for vegetables
and citrus, it was known as “The
Celery Capital of the World.”
But agriculture is no
longer king in Sanford, population 38,000+.
Today it’s the Seminole County seat,
making county government the leading employer.
And, after years of stagnation, Sanford
is also a city on the rise, thanks to
a burgeoning airport—one of the
fastest-growing in the country—and
a downtown redevelopment project.
Today, Sanford is enjoying
a resurgence that is in part tied to increased
air travel at the Orlando—Sanford
International Airport. The facility, located
on Sanford’s east side, has a two—story
international terminal, a separate domestic
terminal, a U.S. Customs Office and three
paved runways. As the facility grows,
it’s expected to create some 21,000
new jobs over the next 15 years.
In historic downtown
Sanford, work is complete on the $11 million
Sanford Riverwalk, which includes sidewalks
and bike trails along Lake Monroe between
Mellonville and French avenues. Several
large condominium towers have also been
proposed.
One of the most important downtown attractions
is the Helen Stairs Theater, a renovated
movie house that hosts theatrical productions
and live concerts.
And work has recently
finished on a streetscape project to enhance
First Street, downtown’s main drag,
between Oak and Sanford avenues. Under
the $2.2 million project, the original
brick beneath the asphalt was restored,
sidewalks were widened and parking spaces
changed from angled to parallel.
Relocators to Sanford can choose from
an array of new subdivisions on the city’s
outskirts, or they can latch on to Victorian
fixer-uppers in the rapidly gentrifying
city center.
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