Mount Dora and Racism? (Miami, Orlando: appointed, loan, home)

[MrKnight]

Originally Posted by ConsideringMountD

Are the residential streets tree lined as well or is that unique only to the Park Avenue area?

Yes, the inner neighborhoods surrounding Downtown Winter Park are tree lined with very large beautiful trees, if you look at the satellite imagery for the area you will see that greenery is very heavy. I would recommend making a visit to Winter Park and driving around the many neighborhoods so you can get a better feel for the area and also see available housing, there are normally open houses on the weekends.

[brinkofsunshine]

Originally Posted by ConsideringMountD

Are the residential streets tree lined as well or is that unique only to the Park Avenue area?

I'm sure it varies but I'd say the majority of Winter Park's streets are tree lined. Most of the neighborhoods around downtown Orlando are full of oaks, too.

Here's some other Google Streetviews:
Thornton Park
Lake Eola Heights
Delaney Park

[ConsideringMountD]

Wonderful... thank you. Still shaking my head at the ignorance of some today. The irony is being viewed as a piece of trash by someone who parks on their lawn.. Ugh.. One day we'll all be free

[ConsideringMountD]

Originally Posted by brinkofsunshine

I'm sure it varies but I'd say the majority of Winter Park's streets are tree lined. Most of the neighborhoods around downtown Orlando are full of oaks, too.

Here's some other Google Streetviews:
Thornton Park
Lake Eola Heights
Delaney Park

Wow.. Gorgeous areas! We'll definitely look into them! Between these and Winter Park, my faith is restored.

[High Plains Guy]

If it's the rolling hills you like, then Winter Park is probably not going to cut it for you. But it's not entirely correct that there are no hills anywhere outside of Mount Dora... Just an hour or so west of Orlando, down SR 50, is the Date City area, which is just north of Tampa, and it is known for its hills. This area is much more progressive than the Mount Dora area, and it is very multi-cultural. It's true that the hills aren't as high in elevation, but they are real hills nonetheless.

[ConsideringMountD]

Thanks! In addition to the hills, we also love Mt Dora's proximity to the lake but at the end of the day, we need to feel comfortable.

[Crane's Rooster]

You could look into DT Winter Garden and the surrounding area. It has the older tree lined streets with some hills but is located in Orange County and fairly diverse. Another area is Wekiva. It doesnt have the older homes, its mostly 70s builds but is very well wooded, green and diverse and does have some hills. Great schools as well if that matters. After that its mostly the downtown neighborhoods, College Park and Winter Park but no hills. DT Sanford has some beautiful older homes on treelined streets also.

[brinkofsunshine]

Just had another thought: you could look into Windermere. Downtown Windermere is heavily covered by trees. Some of my favorite neighborhoods are in there. It's also nestled in the Butler Chain of Lakes. I'm enjoying posting these streetviews, so here's a few more

Downtown Windermere
Residential street in the Windermere Downs subdivision

[StreetSmarts]

^^^ Some of them.

[ConsideringMountD]

This is all really cool... Sanford is nice too but appears to be of a similar mentality as Mount Dora. I can't say for certain but it seems to have the old boys network vibe.