| 1931 | - Sears-Roebuck comes to Orlando** |
| 1932 | |
| 1933 | - First Federal Court established in Orlando** - Orlando Poetry Society formed** |
| 1934 | - Grant store opens** - Solarium on Lake Estelle opens** - Dr. Phillips pioneers aerial spraying of citrus groves by plane*** |
| 1935 | - Zoo dedicated** - Dickson Park dedicated** - "Wigam Village" motel opens at corner of 441 and present day 408 (Razed 1973)*** |
| 1936 | - Kress store opens** - Martin Andersen acquires Sentinel and Star** - Cypress Gardens opens by Dick and Julie Pope*** |
| 1937 | - Morris Plan Bank closed** - Tuberculosis Sanitarium opens** |
| 1938 | - First Community Chest formed** |
| 1939 | |
| 1940 | - J. C. Penney store opens on Church Street** - Griffin Park dedicated** - U. S. Army leases airport for troops** and renamed Orlando Air Base*** - School of Applied Tactics moves from Maxwell Field in Alabama to Orlando*** - Optimists Club organized** - WLOF opened October 26** - Howard Johnson's first restaurant opened on North Orange Avenue** - Monocoupe Airplane and Engine opens in Orlando as Florida's first aircraft manufacturer*** |
References:
* Bacon, Eve. Orlando a Centennial History: Vol I. Chuluota, FL: The Mickler House, Publishers. 1975
** Bacon, Eve. Orlando a Centennial History: Vol II. Chuluota, FL: The Mickler House, Publishers. 1977
*** Orange County Regional History Center – Informational Display