In observance of Independence Day, City Hall and non-essential city services will be closed Friday, July 3. Trash and recycling pickup will occur as usual.
Founded in late 1899, Shiloh Baptist Church of Orlando is over 119 years old. The church officials purchased a lot on the northwest corner of Gush Row and Depuline Streets now, known as Jackson and Bryan Streets to build the first Shiloh Baptist Church sanctuary. Some pews in the church came from Ocoee, Florida where black churches had been burned down during a race riot. In 1922, the foundation for a new church building at 604 West Jackson Street was built.