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Saturday, January 21, 2017

Strolling Around Historic Sebring, Florida






At the center of Historic
Sebring is a Circle Park.







Founded in 1912, the city was named for George E. Sebring.  A tourist from Ohio, he loved the area and bought land here to build his dream city.






A map of Historic Sebring
& the list of annual events







Historic Downtown Sebring was added to the National List of Historic Places in 1990.






Two story buildings ring
the park.











Circle Theater

An empty bank building
 waits for new tenants.










The Centennial Time Capsule, 
buried in 2012, will be 
opened in 2112.






Eric sits at the Morning Glory
bench.

People sit here & whisper
secrets to each other.









The Children's Museum 
of the Highlands
welcomes families.




buys & sells collectibles.

















I admire the Buckeye
Building.











The mural in Sadie Kahn
Memorial Park.








Immigrants Sadie and Mike Kahn found a welcoming community in Sebring.  They bought land and established an Orange Grove.  Sadie continued to run the business after Mike died.  






The painted iron work
accents the tiled seating.










Flea Market is open
Thursday, Friday &
Saturday.









Where Shopping Is
A Pleasure









Sebring is proud of its
racing history.











Sebring preserves its
past as it looks forward
to future challenges.

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