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DR. PHILLIPS
from Local Motion 2022
WELCOME TO DR. PHILLIPS
Dr. Phillips contains high-quality residential neighborhoods, retail shopping, health care services, schools and a world-class YMCA — many named after its founder. Today, the Dr. Phillips community enjoys access to worldclass dining and hospitality, theme parks, Bay Hill (home of the Arnold Palmer Invitational) and outdoor recreation. Through the struggles of a pandemic, international conflict and local challenges, the Dr. Phillips community has been resilient and giving in the face of adversity, as well as flexible and supportive in times of community changes.
— Orange County Commissioner Nicole Wilson
One Man’s Lasting Legacy
The Dr. Phillips area was named for Dr. Philip Phillips, who visited Central Florida in 1902 to become a cattle baron but instead invested in orange groves and ultimately moved his family here.
He invented flash pasteurization, which lengthened the shelf life of many products, including orange juice.
Phillips was a philanthropist who helped create the Dr. Phillips Memorial Hospital, donated millions of dollars to charities and social services and, in 1953, established the Dr. P. Phillips Foundation to help with the charitable needs of Central Florida.
He came up with a plan to create a community centered around his orange groves. He hired a planner, who created a blueprint for the Dr. Phillips area. When he sold his citrus interest in 1954, he kept his undeveloped land in Southwest Orange. Today, neighborhoods make up much of that land.
After Phillips’ death in 1959, his son, Howard, carried out his father’s wishes for an ideal community. Howard Phillips developed an 18-square-mile master plan, which became Central Florida’s first master-planned community. The idea was to produce a self-contained, self-sustaining, agriculturally oriented township with a small post office, fire station and grocery — and it would be called Dr. Phillips.
DR. PHILLIPS
SIGNATURE EVENTS
Arnold Palmer Invitational. The PGA Tour’s API is undoubtedly Dr. Phillips’ signature event. Played each March at Bay Hill Club and Lodge, this tournament brings worldwide attention — as well as economic boosts — to the Southwest Orange community.
A Taste of Dr. Phillips. This event, held annually in November, is a key event for the Rotary Club of Dr. Phillips Foundation. This feast for the palate highlights the restaurants from the community’s famed Restaurant Row.
LOCAL LEADERS
Orange County District 1 Commissioner Nicole Wilson Dr. Phillips sits within unincorporated Orange County and is represented at the Orange County Board of County Commissioners by Nicole Wilson. Email her at district1@ocfl.net.
Dr. Phillips Charities Board of Directors Chairman James Ferber James "Jim" Ferber has served as chairman of the Dr. Phillips Charities’ Board of Directors since 2015. He has been involved in the granting of several legendary gifts helping transform the Central Florida community — namely, the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, Dr. Phillips Hospital, HarborChase of Dr. Phillips, The YMCA of Central Florida, University of Central Florida, Advent Health and more.
NOTABLE NAME
n Dr. Philip Phillips: originally from Tennessee, Dr. Phillips arrived to the Central Florida area in 1902 and came up with the idea of “flash” pasteurization, helping increase the shelf life of many products we use in our daily lives. Dr. Phillips also was a great philanthropist, helping with the creation of the Dr. Phillips Memorial Hospital. Also, he donated millions of dollars to charities and social services. The Dr. P. Phillips Foundation was established in 1953. n Orange County Board of County Commissioners — 201 S. Rosalind Ave., Orlando, (407) 836-5918 n Cable/internet: Spectrum, (407) 2912500; DIRECTV, (866) 906-2621; DISH, (844) 306-7067; AT&T, (866) 817-0776; CenturyLink, (877) 862-9343; EarthLink, (844) 903-3107 n Power/electric: Duke Energy, (800) 700-8744 n Fire: Orange County Fire Station 31, (407) 737-2444 n Police: Orlando Police Department, (407) 246-2470 n Solid waste: (407) 836-6601 n Utilities (water, sewer): (407) 836-5515
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