Flashback: Massive Winter Park sinkhole swallows home, pool, …
WEBMay 8, 2019 · A massive sinkhole opens up in Winter Park in 1981. The community rallied behind Owens after the ordeal, raising $50,000 to buy her a plot of land so she could rebuild her home.
May 9, 1981 - Sinkhole swallows house, five Porsches in Winter Park
WEBMay 9, 1981 · A sinkhole that began the previous day when ground collapsed near Denning Drive and Fairbanks Avenue in upscale Winter Park turned into a monster crater the next day -- swallowing a three bedroom house, part of a municipal swimming pool and five Porsches at a German car dealership.
Winter Park sinkhole of 1981 | PHOTOS – Orlando Sentinel
WEBNov 13, 2012 · In May 1981, a sinkhole in Winter Park opened up gulping down 250,000 cubic yards of soil, five Porsches from a foreign car repair shop, the deep end of an Olympic-size swimming pool, chunks of...
A vast sinkhole that already has swallowed one house,... - UPI
WEBMay 10, 1981 · Winter Park Fire Department officials said five or six small businesses were teetering on the south side of the massive crater -- a gaping hole about 1,000 feet wide and 125 feet deep.
A brief history of sinkholes: 19 times a gateway to Hell opened in ...
WEBOct 14, 2015 · Sinkhole devastates Winter Park. May 8, 1981. By the time this bad boy stopped expanding, it was 350 feet wide and 75 feet deep. It swallowed up parts of Denning Drive and Fairbanks Avenue,...
A Florida sinkhole swallows homes, cars, a pool: Remembering the Winter …
WEBAug 13, 2013 · The city of Winter Park stabilized the sinkhole by filling the bottom with dirt and concrete. It began to fill with water, and now it's home to fish and wildlife.
A giant sinkhole that has devoured a home, half... - UPI
WEBMay 11, 1981 · Two weeks ago, a sinkhole near Cypress Gardens, about 50 miles south of Winter Park, swallowed two vehicles and an orange grove.
Winter Park Florida Sinkhole of 1981 | U.S. Geological Survey - USGS.gov
WEBThis collection is a group of 15 images (digitized slides) showing the sinkhole that opened late in the evening of May 8, 1981 near the intersection of South Denning Drive and West Fairbanks Avenue, Winter Park, Florida, USA.
IN 1981, WORLD WAS RIVETED BY THE SAGA OF THE SINKHOLE
WEBNov 15, 1996 · Sinkholes come and go in Central Florida, and occasionally one creates a bit of a stir.
The Winter Park Sinkhole (May 23, 1981) - YouTube
WEBOn May 9, 1981, the sinkhole grew to a record size, gulping down 250,000 cubic yards of soil and taking with it the deep end of an Olympic-size swimming pool, chunks of two streets and Williams'...