Because the city is an inviting destination unlike any other, it serves as the ideal backdrop for many television shows, movies and commercials. In 2014, the city hosted “A Hero’s Welcome” parade in honor of a U.S. solider, Lt. Chuck Nadd’s return home from military service in Afghanistan. The parade was held in downtown Winter Park and was featured in a Budweiser® 60-second commercial during Super Bowl XLVIII. The commercial was the recipient of an Emmy® nomination in the Outstanding Commercial category and continues to showcase the best of Winter Park to its millions of viewers.
Historic Designations The Downtown Winter Park Historic District is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the official list of the nation’s most historic areas worthy of preservation. The district, which runs along Park Avenue, was deemed significant in the areas of early settlement, architecture, community planning, commerce and transportation. Eight buildings in Winter Park are also listed on the National Register of Historical Places, including the Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture Gardens, All Saints Episcopal Church, Annie Russell Theatre, Comstock-Harris House, Edward Hill Brewer House - ‘The Palms,’ Knowles Memorial Chapel at Rollins College, Winter Park Country Club Clubhouse and Woman’s Club of Winter Park. Elaborate collections of Winter Park’s history are preserved and featured at the Winter Park Public Library, Rollins College and the Winter Park Historical Museum.
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