Orlando is known as O-Town, The City Beautiful, and Theme Park Capital of the World. Walt Disney opened Disney World Resort opened in October 1971 as the number one attraction in the world. The Orange County Convention Center is the second-largest convention facility in the United States.
This opening resulted in explosive population and economic growth for the Orlando metropolitan area, which now encompasses Orange, Seminole, Osceola, and Lake Counties. As a result, tourism became the centerpiece of the area’s economy. Orlando now has more theme parks and entertainment attractions than anywhere else in the world.
The present-day Orlando historic district is primarily associated with the neighborhoods around Lake Eola but stretches west across the city to Lake Lorna Dune and north into the College Park Neighborhood where you can find century-old oak trees with perfectly lined brick streets.
These neighborhoods include the “Downtown Business District,” “North Quarter,” “Parramore,” “Callahan,” “South Eola Heights,” “Lake Eola Heights,” “Thornton Park” and “College Park”, plus some of the oldest homes in Orlando.