Corrine Drive, A Local Haunt at an In-Between, Heretofore Overlooked Location.

 Corrine Drive has become a place, in addition to being a poorly maintained road. The place is interesting; interesting to patronize and interesting to study. Why has this heretofore neglected intersection of Corrine Drive and Winter Park Road blossomed with local tenants owning and operating beloved shops and restaurants? The planned five-lane section will overwhelm the local character. 

The market is good. Well-off Winter Park is easily accessible to the north. Baldwin Park, developed at the turn of the 21st century, looms to the east. Established Orlando neighborhoods are close-by to the west and south. The location, once a void, is now a center. 

Investors have been locals. Local real estate investors and small business entrepreneurs enliven the place. Long-standing businesses like Palmer’s, Red Light Red Light, Stardust and many others have been on Corrine Drive for years. Newbies started with East End Market nearly ten years ago have been followed by The Salty Donut, Kelly’s Ice Cream and Lobos. The Audubon Park School anchors the area for families. Local needs like auto repair, human and animal health care, insurance offices, banks and more are on the Drive.