From the WGHF Archives 07.23.15

This photograph of the Tildenville depot was taken from a room in the South Lake Apopka Citrus Growers Association building. The little fruit and vegetable shipping depot served the Atlantic Coast Line trains that traveled east and west through the prime growing region along the south shores of Lake Apopka. It stood at the very north end of Tildenville School Road, just where it crosses the West Orange Trail before veering east. In front of it is a small freight building that served the Tavares and Gulf Railroad, which ran just south of the ACL tracks. The former vegetable fields that once stretched toward the lake are currently being planted with new homes. Thanks to Douglas Mathews for sharing this historic photograph.

The Winter Garden Heritage Foundation, which seeks to preserve our heritage and architecture while creating new cultural experiences, is celebrating its third decade with the debut of its new History Research and Education Center.