Once upon a time, before Central Florida was a land of sprawling malls and subdivisions, it was home to a thriving citrus industry. Land of better living, winter garden poster, via jimmyboi2.wordpress.com
Adams Packing House for oranges and grapefruit, Deleon Springs, via floridamemory.com
Aerial view of orange groves in Clermmont via floridamemory.com
Dump trucks full of oranges in Apopka via floridamemory.com
The industry has declined significantly in recent years, but it left behind a really cool legacy: Beautiful labels, pieces of art, that adorned the crates oranges and grapefrults were shipped in. This is a gallery of some of our favorite vintage citrus-crate labels from Central Florida groves. Blue Goose Citrus in Orlando, via thelabelman
Boss brand of winter garden, via decoratewithmyart.com
Bulldog brand of winter park, via popscreen
Chow Tree Ripe in Mount Dora
Florida Cowboy of kissimmee, via ebay.com
Golden Galleon of Sanford, via floridamemory.com
Hi-Wa-See of Orlando, via floridamemory.com
Holly Hill Fruit Xmas, via floridamemory.com
Minneola of Orlando, via ebay
Oak Hill Citrus of Indian River, via floridamemory.com
Purple Pup of Tampa, via ebay.com
Roper Grower’s Co-op, Winter Garden, via floridamemory.com
Sammy Jay brand of Seville, via floridamemory.com
South Lake Apopka Citrus Growers, via floridamemory.com
Woozie Woozie Wondercrop, via florida memory.com