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Old 01-29-2025, 02:18 PM
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Originally Posted by biggamefish1 View Post

OBT is in Orlando….so what does that have to do with us?
Actually OBT/441 runs nearly the length of the state. At one time, before the interstate highway system was completed, it was the ONLY (rational) route most of us had to travel a long distance in this very long state. At that time it was very obvious why it was named Orange Blossom Trail, miles and miles of seeing nothing on either side of the highway but groves. Seeing the citrus tower was an exiting sight, even though we saw it constantly in those days when other routes were not available or convenient. But all that as before the first of the "big freezes" and the demise of the industry in this area. Which prompted a new industry to provide jobs, the planned retirement community industry.
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