| 1971 | - College of Orlando (Formerly Orlando Junior College) becomes Lake Highland Preparatory School**/*** - Aaron Jernigan marker dedicated** - CNA building completed** - Orange County Court House Tower completed** - Walt Disney World opened October 1** - Washington Street Arcade demolished** |
| 1972 | - Police Department moves into new Municipal Justice Building** - Sorosis Club dedicated new building on East Livingston Avenue** - Elks Club on North Primrose Drive completed** - Park Plaza Hotel sold to Baptist Church (Resold in 1973)** - Kemp's Coliseum razed** - Robert Meyer Hotel becomes Kahler Plaza** - Fairvilla Twin Cinema opens *** - Last military draft lottery is held *** |
| 1973 | - Pappy Kennedy becomes first black member of the Orlando City Commission*** - Downtowner Inn sold (Closed in 1974)** - Tornado hits West Orlando** - Vietnam Prisoners of War return** - William Wallace Harney marker dedicated** - First National Bank becomes Sun Bank** - Golden Triangle store opens on East Colonial** - Dickson-Ives building sold by Goodwill Industries** - Television Tower at Bithlo collapses** - President Richard Nixon speaker for Florida Technological University** - Church Street Station opens in June*** - Loch Haven Master Plan developed** - Orlando Fashion Square opens with 11 stores on July 30**/*** - Beardall Park dedicated September 17** - Civic Theatre in Loch Haven Park opens October 19** - East-West Expressway (408) opens December 15**/*** - Sea World opens December 15** - SkyLab launches at Kennedy Space Center*** - Kennedy Space Center reverts to its old name "Cape Canaveral" *** |
| 1974 | - Skyline Restaurant at Herndon Airport closed** - Recession casts gloom on Orlando** - City takes over McCoy Air Force Base** - Citizens National Bank becomes Pan American Bank** - Channel 35, WSWB-TV begins broadcasting** - Sears Downtown Store closes May 4** - Rosie O'Grady's Good Time Emporium opens in May** - Tangerine Bowl expansion approved** - Lucerne General Hospital opens** - Amtrak opens Poinciana Station** - Orange State Bank of Orlando becomes Landmark Bank** - McCoy Air Force Base closes in June*** - McCoy Futuristic Jetport dedicated November 13** - Circus World opens*** - Altamonte Mall opens*** |
| 1975 | - Aviation Authority created** - Southeastern Bank completed** - Lake Buena Vista Shopping Center opened** - Orlando celebrates its Centennial**/*** - Westminster Towers opens** - San Juan Hotel closes** - Southern Governor's Conference at Walt Disney World** - T. G. Lee Dairy celebrates its 50th year** - First Vietnam refugees arrive** - Stars Hall of Fame opens** - Park Lake Towers completed** - Beacham Theatre closes** - Eastland Bazaar opens** - Lake Eola office building completed** - Orange County Historical Museum completed** - Tucker and Branham celebrates 50th anniversary** |
| 1976 | - Beacham re-opens as "The Great Southern Music Hall" *** - Last orange grove on Orange Ave (at Orange and Michigan) is removed*** - Disney's River Country opens*** |
| 1977 | |
| 1978 | - FM 107 WORJ becomes album-oriented Zeta 7*** - FTU becomes UCF on Dec 6*** |
| 1979 | |
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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