Editing Lake Placid, Florida (section)

==Points of interest==

===Lake Placid Tower===
{{main|Lake Placid Tower}}
[[File:Lake_Placid_FL_tower08.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Lake Placid Tower]]
The structure, built by Ridge Builders, and previously called the Happiness Tower, is a closed concrete block observation tower located on [[U.S. Route 27 in Florida|US Highway 27]].<ref>Kim Leatherman, [http://ufdcimages.uflib.ufl.edu/AA/00/05/43/97/00881/01-16-2019.pdf "Falling down?"], ''Highlands News-Sun'', January 16, 2019, pp. A1, A5.</ref> It is {{convert|240|ft|m|1}} tall according to early sources (before 1982),{{r|Dixie}} although later sources (after 1986) have indicated that it is {{convert|270|ft|m|1}} tall.{{r|owners}} Because its antennae are {{convert|392|ft|m|1}} above sea level,{{r|Miami}} and it rests on ground {{convert|142|ft|m|0}} above sea level{{r|USTopo}} (392–142=250), only the 240-foot architectural height is plausible. It has three observation levels, at {{convert|192|ft|m|1}} behind windows, at {{convert|200|ft|m|1}} on a balcony, and at {{convert|225|ft|m|1}} atop the elevator shaft.{{r|Dixie}} It was designed by architect [[A. Wynn Howell]] of [[Lakeland, Florida|Lakeland]], built in 1960, and opened January 1, 1961.{{r|Dixie|Tourism|Memory78030}} It was the tallest concrete block structure in the world when it opened.{{r|Dixie}}

For years, the tower was open to tourists who could take a 65 second elevator ride to the observation deck.<ref>Kim Leatherman, [http://ufdcimages.uflib.ufl.edu/AA/00/05/43/97/00882/01-17-2019.pdf "Happiness Tower code issues being resolved"], ''Highlands News-Sun'', January 17, 2019, pp. A1, A5.</ref> Because of sluggish sales, the tower closed in 2003 and is now a [[cell site|cell phone tower]].{{r|CHLdeed|crow}}

===Historical Society Depot Museum===
{{main|Old Lake Placid Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Depot}}
[[File:2018 Old Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Depot - front overview, Lake Placid, Florida.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5|The [[Old Lake Placid Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Depot]] is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Highlands County, Florida|National Register of Historic Places]].]]
The [[Old Lake Placid Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Depot]], now the Historical Society Depot Museum of the Lake Placid Historical Society, is a historic Atlantic Coast Line Railroad depot in Lake Placid, Florida. It is located at 12 East Park Street and is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].
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===Wall murals===
There are 51 large murals on the sides of buildings in Lake Placid's "uptown" area. These have become a tourist attraction.<ref name=murals>{{cite web |url=http://www.muralsoflakeplacid.com/ |title=The Town of Murals |publisher=Lake Placid Mural Society |access-date=February 15, 2019}}</ref> The Welcome Center sells a booklet with a map of the murals that provides specifics about the history that each one depicts, as well as information about the artist(s).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.floridianamagazine.com/town-of-murals-lake-placid-florida/|title=Town of Murals: Lake Placid, Florida|date=April 23, 2017|website=Floridiana Magazine|access-date=November 24, 2021}}</ref>

The murals were planned in 1992 by Harriet and Bob Porter<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.coastlinestoskylines.com/lake-placid-florida-the-town-of-murals-caladiums-clowns/|title=Lake Placid, Florida: Town of Murals, Caladiums and Clowns|date=October 5, 2018|website=Coastlinestoskylines.com|access-date=November 24, 2021}}</ref> and were painted in subsequent years by various artists, most depicting the history of the area. Some feature the ''[[trompe-l'œil]]'' technique.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/travel/fl-fea-lake-placid-fla-20170627-story.html|title=Florida travel: Lake Placid full of murals, caladiums and clowns|first=Gunnar|last=Johnson|website=Sun-sentinel.com|access-date=November 24, 2021}}</ref>{{clear}}

===Toby's American Clown Museum and School===
Lake Placid is home to the American Clown Museum and School, which was founded in 1993.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Toby the Clown Foundation, Lake Placid, Florida|url=http://www.tobysclownfoundation.org/|access-date=December 1, 2020|website=Tobysclownfoundation.org}}</ref> Here more than 700 significant pieces of clown memorabilia can be found.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Toby the Clown Foundation, Lake Placid, Florida - Clown School|url=http://www.tobysclownfoundation.org/museum.html|access-date=December 1, 2020|website=Tobysclownfoundation.org}}</ref>