Home   •   Departments   •   Citizens   •   Business   •   Leisure   •   Online Payments   •   Downtown Wireless Lakeland Public Library - Special Collections African American Experience in Lakeland Bernard Family Buildings from Lakeland's Past Dancing to the Big Band Sound Detroit Tigers in Lakeland Downtown Lakeland Earl Morgan Savage's Lakeland Early Homes of Lakeland Early Lakeland Postcards Florida Citrus Labels Frank Lloyd Wright and FSC Hollis Photos Hollis Photos-Part II Howard Hughes Around the World Flight Lake Mirror Promenade Lakeland Loves a Parade Lakeland Police Dept. Lakeland Takes to the Air Lakeland's Early Churches Lakeland's Hotels Lakeland's Pioneer Families: the Riggins Lodwick School of Aeronautics New Photos from Lodwick Postcard Images of Lakeland School Daze Special Collections Home The Lakeland Public Library The Pied Piper Players Present Working for a living Main   >   Library   >   Library Special Collections   >   Speccoll Exhibits PINE STREET AND FLORIDA AVENUE Back Pictured above is the business district of Lakeland on Florida Avenue that greeted the Riggins and Waggoner families when they arrived in Lakeland in the summer of 1884. L. M. Ballard's Lakeland News was housed in the building in the foreground. Next is the North Bloc Hotel and a billiard parlor. Beyond that was D. H. Slone's "general merchandise" store, competition for the dry goods emporium that Riggins and Waggoner were to open at Tennessee and Main shortly after their arrival. Lakeland City Hall • 228 South Massachusetts Avenue • Lakeland, FL 33801 • (863) 834-6000   •   Contact Us   •   Privacy Policy