Kissimmee is a city in central Florida, south of Orlando and east-southeast of Disney World, and is the seat of Osceola County. The population is around 80,000.
Downtown Kissimmee is located on Lake Tohopekaliga. It was developed as a transportation hub, connecting the southern end of a railroad through central Florida with a steamboat dock that carried people into the wilderness to be dredged. The dredging of much of central Florida in the 1880s was centered in Kissimmee. After railroads made steamboat lines obsolete, Kissimmee became an agricultural town, focusing on cattle ranching and citrus packing.
After the Walt Disney World Resort opened in 1971, Kissimmee suburbanized, and the city served the plethora of tourists who came to the area. Population doubled between 1970 and 1980, and then grew by about 15,000 every decade after that. However, Downtown remains quiet, since it is away from major highways that connect to tourist areas.
The Osceola County Courthouse, on the Courthouse Square at Bryan Street. The courthouse was built in 2003.
The old Osceola County Courthouse, on the Courthouse Square at Bryan Street. The old courthouse was built in 1890.
"The Pioneers", in front of the old county courthouse. The statue was dedicated in 1987.
The Charles Carson House, on Bryan Street. The house was built in 1890.
The Emma Fee House, on Beaumont Street. The house was built in 1906.
The Henry Stanford House, on Vernon Avenue. The house was built in 1904.
The Alfred Winn House, on Sumner Street. The house was built in 1926.
First Presbyterian Church, on Church Street. The church was built in 1886.
First United Methodist Church, on Church Street. The church was built in 1913.
Wesley Memorial Chapel, on Sproule Avenue. The church was built in 1912 as Holy Redeemer Catholic Church.
The C.W. Dann Department Store, on Broadway Avenue. The store was built in 1909.
Buildings on Broadway Avenue. On the left is the T.M. Rivers Building, constructed in 1922.
Buildings on Broadway Avenue. In the center is the old Kissimmee Grocery Store, built in 1889.
The Monument of States, on Monument Avenue. The monument was dedicated in 1943.
The monument features stones from all 48 of the contiguous states.
The Rivers Building, on Broadway Avenue. The structure was built in 1915.
The Kissimmee Train Station, off of Dakin Avenue. The station was built in 1910.
The Kissimmee Civic Center, on Dakin Avenue. The venue was built in 1993.
Parkview at City Centre, on Monument Avenue. The structure was built in 2008.
Buildings on Broadway Avenue.
Buildings on Broadway Avenue.
Buildings on Broadway Avenue.
A building on Stewart Avenue & Church Street.
An apartment building on Monument Avenue.
Lake Tohopekaliga Lighthouse, in a park off of Lakeview Drive. The lighthouse was built in 1999, and is active for recreational boaters.
Kissimmee sits at the northern end of Lake Tohopekaliga. The lake has a mean depth of around 5 feet, and a maximum depth of 13 feet.
Looking down Vernon Avenue at a house on Lakeview Drive.
A house on Vernon Avenue.
A house on Rose Avenue.
A house on Rose Avenue.
Houses on Rose Avenue.
A cafe on Orlando Avenue.
A house on Orlando Avenue.
Houses on Drury Avenue.
A house on Emmett Street.
A house on Emmett Street.
A house on Bryan Street.
A house on Pleasant Street.
Houses on Mabbette Street.
Houses on Mabbette Street.
Houses on Mabbette Street.
A house on New York Avenue.
A house on Beaumont Avenue at Sumner Street.
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