Wow! really impressed by how effortless the City of Casselberry has made it for folks living in its…read morearea to work with the municipal authorities. First of all, there was easy and convenient parking and then great signage for the walkway leading to the main building. Once inside, I was straightaway guided to the staff member I needed to talk to, she told me which forms to fill out and my business was concluded in 15 minutes. Situated behind the Municipal building, I spotted a lovely lake with a pathway to rival Crane's Roost Park in Altamonte Springs, but this looked way more charming and green. I didn't have time to check this area in detail on this visit, but there was signage about an upcoming Jazz Fest, and so hope will be able to come to that and check out the locale more in depth then. Okay, am ending this review on a trivia note: The most famous person to have lived in the City of Casselberry has to be Hedy Lamarr, an actress familiar to those of you who watched TMC as religiously as I did during my teenage years! Yelp 133 /2018

Gotta love Casselberry. Tucked right between Altamonte, Maitland and Winter Park, this city shows a…read morebeauty and harmony apparent in all three. I love Crane's Roost park and Uptown Altamonte! Love the small town feel with the consistent business of a big city lol! Most of all I love the culture. Casselberry is a melting pot but also has a wonderful native Florida vibe.

This little park area is Great to bring the kids or walk…read morethe dog. It's got a great little walking path with shaded trees and sculptures on every corner. I also has a little art gallery house but today was Sunday and it was closed. If you come here at Christmas time it's all decorated I must see. They have a long boardwalk that you can walk on that goes over the the lake. They have an art sculpture house and a art gallery. Nice bathrooms. Sometimes they have concerts. A great place to come to walk or sit and relax. I also have a small splash pad for the kids.

Nice park in Casselberry to walk around and get some exercise, they have a butterfly garden and the…read morepark is right by the lake.

I like Orlando! I visited my childhood best friend when she and her family loved in Orlando. The…read moreonly drawback for me, for Orlando, is I'm not a Disney fan in the least and you can imagine this city, and especially their airport, is rife with mousketeer ears! On our visit to Orlando, we enjoyed the weather, the hospitality, dining out, and in general all that Orlando offers (sans Disney). I'm not knocking Disney, in fact it employs my best friend's (now ex) husband and has for decades! So, hats off to Disney for providing careers and for providing for families' welfare and prosperity. My best friend took a job in South Carolina and now I don't have any friends or relatives in this region nor a pressing need to return since my flights into Orlando were lawya to visit my Sister on the Space Coast and she's moves back to Alabama. Regardless, thanks Orlando for the nice airport, the great memories and the fun visits!

I will never ever complain about LA traffic again! No matter…read morethe time of day, there is constant traffic. 15 miles takes 40 mins; 30 miles took an hour and 15 mins. Also, why is everyone in a rush, why everyone honking & why so many tailgaters. Heaven forbid I wait for the pedestrian to cross the street before making a right, because the lovely driver behind me is already honking like crazy. Sorry, let me just run the pedestrian over so you can get to your destination a minute early. I'm trying to switch lanes, I get honked at, I don't gas it right when the light turns green, I get honked at. You better hope you're driving on the right lane cuz ain't no one going to let you merge over. And trust me if a Floridian needs to merge, you non Florida drivers better watch out cuz they will make their big ass trucks fit. Floridians exiting a driveway into ongoing traffic, yea they ain't yielding, you are! Speed limit, yea that doesn't exist! I can say I'm a crazy LA driver but driving in Florida made me want to park the car and walk my ass. Driving here is no joke! And the state is Toll happy!

Looks like a very nice small town! We went here to scope out the courthouse and adjacent parking.read more

Bushnell's motto is "Committed to the Quality of Life" and it is the guiding principal by which all…read moremunicipal decisions are made. That's pretty noble in my opinion, I don't know how many decisions need to be made here, but it good to know ethics and integrity in politics are alive and well somewhere. I kinda thought the railroad running through town was pretty cool you don't see that so much anymore a lot of the less used tracks across the country have been pulled up and turned into bike trails...

The town of Eatonville, Florida has the distinction of being one of the first self-governing…read moreall-black municipalities in the United States. The town of Eatonville was founded by three Union officers, Captain Josiah Eaton, Captain Lewis Lawrence and another officer whose name has fallen between the cracks of history and I could not obtain. Following the Civil War, these three men left America to settle in South America, but at some point on their voyage, they turned back and settled in central Florida. The three former Union officers found the land in central Florida to be very inhabitable and soon found themselves developing the land around Lake Maitland, giving us what we now know as the city of Maitland, Florida. The former slaves who stayed in the central Florida area were employed to help clear the land and a black community popped up beside Maitland where these workers lived. Tony Taylor, a black man, was elected as Eatonville's first mayor and another black man, Joe Clarke, was elected as the town marshall. Clarke approached Captain Eaton and Captain Lawrence with the idea of an all black town and the former Union officers supported the land. After a year of planning, Eaton and Lawrence bought a parcel of land adjacent to Maitland and built a church and hall for general assembly. Shortly after this, in August of 1887, the town of Eatonville received its charter of incorporation from Tallahassee. The town of Eatonville today still stands and is rightfully proud of its rich history. It is conveniently just off of the interstate and offers a community rich in heritage. Zora Neale Hurston was raised in this community, as was football player Deacon Jones. I recommend a visit to Eatonville. Walk upon the streets where an amazing history was forged, grab a meal in a local restaurant, learn a little bit more about our world.

Eatonville is a very historic city in the suburbs of Orlando (north) with a lot of history founded…read moremany years ago, the people here are very nice and welcoming and they have homes here and a park, also they have some good restaurants were you can get your typical southern cooking like Mac n Cheese and green beans. They just recently had a celebration here and it is always nice to see a city like this recognized for its rich history. I came here and even went to one of there parks and played basketball with a bunch of residents from the city, I was welcomed with open arms and it was a great experience.

While I am very familiar with the blue markers of the state wide Florida Historical Marker Program,…read moreoccasionally I will come across a county or city historic marker. On a recent walk around City Hall, I found this marker erected by the Seminole County Historic Society. Historic markers are a great way to learn about the formative people, buildings, and events in Florida's history. Hibbard Casselberry is the founder of Casselberry, Florida. In 1926 he came to the area to visit his family in Winter Park. At the time the surrounding area was a fern farm that grew asparagus plumosis ferns for the florist industry. Casselberry became the sales manager for Fern Park Estates but left to plat his own subdivision, Winter Park Ferneries which became known as Fern Park. Throughout the 1930's he continued to develop his fernery and real estate business. This marker recounts how the City of Casselberry was initially tax free. Mr. Gordon Barnett, a local former state legislator proposed a town charter for Fern Park that included property taxes. Mr. Casselberry's Countered with a tax free proposal and and he agreed to pay out of pocket any necessary costs needed by the town. On October 10th, 1940, the tax-free Town of Casselberry including parts of Fern Park Estates was officially incorporated and Mr. Casselberry lent his name to the town and served as its first mayor. For many years the town proudly boasted of being tax free. On May 16, 1965 a new governing City Council was created and they levied the first ad valorem property tax in 1976.

Casselberry City Hall is just off of 17-92 and has a pleasant enough park next to it and a…read moresculpture garden on the grounds. Overall, it is a peaceful place and has good parking if you are here to do business.