Historical Side?
 

Why are the Villages of Silver Lake and Orange Blossom often referred to as the Historical Side? Why can't they just be called by the village name that they are?

Because they were the first areas to be developed before TV moved to the South side of 27/441.

I understand that, but why not just call them by their Village name?

:oops: Isn't the village of Country Club Hills on the Historical Side too?

It's shorter!

Because, well, that is what it is called.

Ain't nothin' wrong with calling that part the historical side. Older is happenin' around these parts. This is a 55 or BETTER community.

Proud to be a Silver Lake Villager Historical Sider

Sometimes called the PRE-Historic side :)

OP, just like some cities and towns have a historical side so does The Villages. I think it gives it some distinction and puts it a "class" by itself. All good IMHO.

You can call it what you want. I don't think many people sit with a map and memorize each Village and it's exact location. It is easier to say "I live in the (Pre) Historic section, Spanish Springs, Lake Sumter or Brownwood and then narrow it down if necessary.

Nothing wrong with calling it that. Think of it this way, if you're looking into the "history" of The Villages, that side is where it all began. Harold Schwartz the man who started it all lived there in a manufactured home till he was no longer able to :)

The historical district is made up of three villages, Silver Lake (where I live), Orange Blossom Gardens and Country Club Hills.

Often when we're discussing which village that we live in, many people are unfamiliar with exactly where they are.

If someone says they live in Pinellas, they might have to explain that it's south of 466A and runs between Morse and Buena Vista. If I say I live in Silver Lake, people often ask where it it. I just say the historical district and they know.

It's called that because this is where Harold Schwartz began The Villages. His original home is still standing on the corner of Tarrson and Aloha. This is the history of The Villages. Besides is sounds a lot better than "the old section".

I live in Pinellas.................Darn!!!, now everyone knows where I live.

:oops: And I thought Pinellas was west of Buena Vista.