Lakeland: Citrus Heritage, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Publix Headquarters
Lakeland sits between Tampa and Orlando in the geographic center of Florida, a position that made it a railroad junction in the 1880s and a citrus shipping hub for the next century. The city takes its name from the dozen-plus lakes within its boundaries. Lake Morton, near downtown, is known for its resident swan population, descendants of a pair donated by Queen Elizabeth II in 1957. Lake Hollingsworth anchors the campus of Florida Southern College on its southern shore.
Florida Southern College holds the largest single-site collection of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture in the world. Wright designed 18 structures for the campus between 1941 and 1958 under what he called the "Child of the Sun" project. Twelve of those buildings survive. The Annie Pfeiffer Chapel and the Esplanades are the most photographed. The campus was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2012.
Publix Super Markets, the largest employee-owned company in the United States, has been headquartered in Lakeland since George W. Jenkins opened the first store here in 1930. The company employs over 250,000 people across the Southeast. Its corporate campus and distribution center in Lakeland remain the operational center. The city's economy also draws on logistics, healthcare through Lakeland Regional Health, and the remaining citrus processing operations that survived the freezes and citrus greening that decimated the industry after 2005.
Escort websites covering the Lakeland area appear on Escortservice.com after a review process. The site operates as a directory of escort websites and does not book appointments, verify credentials, or act as a go-between. Users must be at least 21 years old.
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Lakeland sits between Tampa and Orlando in the geographic center of Florida, a position that made it a railroad junction in the 1880s and a citrus shipping hub for the next century. The city takes its name from the dozen-plus lakes within its boundaries. Lake Morton, near downtown, is known for its resident swan population, descendants of a pair donated by Queen Elizabeth II in 1957. Lake Hollingsworth anchors the campus of Florida Southern College on its southern shore.
Florida Southern College holds the largest single-site collection of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture in the world. Wright designed 18 structures for the campus between 1941 and 1958 under what he called the "Child of the Sun" project. Twelve of those buildings survive. The Annie Pfeiffer Chapel and the Esplanades are the most photographed. The campus was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2012.
Publix Super Markets, the largest employee-owned company in the United States, has been headquartered in Lakeland since George W. Jenkins opened the first store here in 1930. The company employs over 250,000 people across the Southeast. Its corporate campus and distribution center in Lakeland remain the operational center. The city's economy also draws on logistics, healthcare through Lakeland Regional Health, and the remaining citrus processing operations that survived the freezes and citrus greening that decimated the industry after 2005.
Escort websites covering the Lakeland area appear on Escortservice.com after a review process. The site operates as a directory of escort websites and does not book appointments, verify credentials, or act as a go-between. Users must be at least 21 years old.
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