Before the Big Freeze - Framed Print
Before the Big Freeze - Framed Print
“Before the Big Freeze” is the second painting in the “Vintage Florida” series. The original painting is a 22X28 acrylic on canvas. The citrus industry deserves much attention, and the Christmas Freeze of 1983 changed the Florida landscape forever.
The painting depicts a thriving and famous citrus packing plant in the 1920s. Bob White Historic Citrus Packing House District is located at 5707 Lake Winona Road in DeLeon Springs, Florida in Volusia County. It contains 12 historic buildings and 3 structures. The packing house is in a state of abandoned decay and ceased operation in 1983. Theodore Strawn, a native of Illinois, settled in West Volusia County and started an orange packing operation in 1882. The packing house was closed after the destructive freeze. That year, the orange trees were killed down to the stump, according to John Strawn, the grandson of Theodore Strawn, the site's founder.
The site was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. The site, even in its dilapidated condition, is of significant historical importance as it depicts the early development of the citrus industry in Florida. It has been on The Florida Trust for Historic Preservation's list of Florida's Eleven Most Endangered Historic Sites since 2007. It is listed as endangered by the Volusia County Historic Preservation Board.
Details
Signed Print
Artist Lisa Lofton
16X20 inches
Acrylic on Canvas
Framed
To know more about this artist visit their bio: https://www.tacjacksonville.org/lisa-lofton.html
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