By Mark Baratelli
Orlando Tour Guide
Southern Living sent their Associate Editor Erin S. to Orlando for a few days to gather info for their "Guide to Orlando." When completed, the guide will appear on their site, The Daily South.
On Thursday February 21, 2013, she and I met up and talked about her site and mine. The she asked if I could show her some local clothing and furniture shops of note.
A chance to show off our town to a national magazine? Yes, please!
We got in the car and spent about an hour going from shop to shop. It was fun to introduce her to the owners and give her a taste of what Orlando had to offer shopping-wise. Of course, we could have made many more stops, but I fit in as many as a I could with the time allotted.
Orlando Tour Guide
Southern Living sent their Associate Editor Erin S. to Orlando for a few days to gather info for their "Guide to Orlando." When completed, the guide will appear on their site, The Daily South.
On Thursday February 21, 2013, she and I met up and talked about her site and mine. The she asked if I could show her some local clothing and furniture shops of note.
A chance to show off our town to a national magazine? Yes, please!
We got in the car and spent about an hour going from shop to shop. It was fun to introduce her to the owners and give her a taste of what Orlando had to offer shopping-wise. Of course, we could have made many more stops, but I fit in as many as a I could with the time allotted.
Our first stop was the vintage shop Retromended (1231A N. Orange Ave., Orlando, FL 32804) we introduced you to on September 18, 2012. We love the shop and we love their slide show price tags.
The fantastic retro furniture store 1618 Something Different (1618 Orange Ave, Orlando, FL) is right next door to the gym where a father and son hugged for 24 hours. Great vintage finds and a friendly helpful owner.
The craziest store in town, Curio Curiosity Shop (1809 N. Orange Ave, Orlando, Florida 32804) is the one we stayed in the longest. It really should be on every national publication's must-see list.
We met the owner of Atomic Junkies (corner of Edgewater & Princeton in College Park) who told us how he got started and some future places. The retro furniture here is great.
