Editing Winter Haven, Florida (section)

===Growth and development===
In 1930, [[George W. Jenkins]] opened the first [[Publix]] [[supermarket]] in Winter Haven.<ref name="History-First Publix">{{cite web
 |url          = http://www.publix.com/about/PhotoTimeline.do
 |title        = Publix History
 |access-date   = 2012-11-29
 |publisher    = Publix Super Markets, Inc.
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20121201000148/http://www.publix.com/about/PhotoTimeline.do
 |archive-date = 2012-12-01
 
}}</ref> His second store and the first stand-alone Publix store, was a 27&nbsp;ft by 65&nbsp;ft building at 199 West Central Avenue, opened in 1935, which exists today as the Regenerations thrift store.<ref name="History-First Publix" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Publix/status/430854647038091265|title=Store Location|work=Twitter|access-date=5 February 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Rowe|first=Trent|title=The Insider: St. Matt's Is Moving|url=http://www.theledger.com/article/20091218/news/912185032#gsc.tab=0|access-date=5 February 2014|newspaper=The Ledger|date=18 December 2009}}</ref> During the 1930s and 1940s, citrus magnate, [[John A. Snively]] operated one of the largest fruit packing plants in the world in Winter Haven.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://floridacitrushalloffame.com/index.php/inductees/inductee-name/?ref_cID=89&bID=0&dd_asId=605|title=Florida Citrus Hall of Fame :: Inductee Name|website=floridacitrushalloffame.com|access-date=2016-06-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222203620/http://floridacitrushalloffame.com/index.php/inductees/inductee-name/?ref_cID=89&bID=0&dd_asId=605|archive-date=2014-02-22}}</ref>

Another defining event in Winter Haven was the opening of [[Cypress Gardens]] in 1936 by [[Dick Pope Sr.]] and his wife, Julie Pope. They first got the idea for the park from a [[Good Housekeeping]] magazine that they were reading. By the 1950s, Cypress Gardens was nationally famous. It featured a beautiful [[botanical garden]], [[water skiing]] shows, and a staff of [[southern belles]]. Many famous celebrities of that time visited the park, including [[Elvis Presley]], [[Frank Sinatra]], [[Betty Grable]], and [[King Hussein]] of Jordan. In the 1980s, the Anheuser-Busch corporation purchased the park. They continued to operate the park until 1995. After that, the park struggled, finally closing for good in 2009. On January 21, 2010, the site of Cypress Gardens was formally announced as the selected location for the [[Legoland Florida]] theme park,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wftv.com/news/22302856/detail.html |title=Cypress Gardens Soon To Be Legoland Florida |publisher=www.wftv.com |date=2010-01-21 |access-date=2012-12-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100326081059/http://www.wftv.com/news/22302856/detail.html |archive-date=2010-03-26  }}</ref> which opened on October 15, 2011. Legoland Florida has successfully retained some of the tradition and history of the original site, including part of the original botanical garden and a water ski show.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Travel/wireStory?id=9635781 |title=Travel News, Tips & Deals - ABC News |publisher=Abcnews.go.com |date=2012-12-13 |access-date=2012-12-18}}</ref>

Winter Haven features  many buildings designed by the architect [[Gene Leedy]], one of the founders of the [[Sarasota School of Architecture]]. Regency Medical Center, which is Winter Haven Hospital's women's hospital, was built in 1987.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://winterhavenhospital.org|title=Winter Haven Hospital|website=winterhavenhospital.org|access-date=2016-06-17}}</ref> Some of Leedy's structures are part of the [[Downtown Winter Haven Historic District]].
[[File:WIKI WINTER HAVEN FL 05.jpg|275px|thumb|right|Old, undated photograph of the Winter Haven Orange Dome.]]
The Orange Dome, located near the corner of Cypress Gardens Blvd and US Hwy 17, was built in 1964. For 48 years, it hosted the annual Citrus Festival and other civic affairs. In February 2012, the Orange Dome was demolished to make way for The Landings, a proposed $150 million mixed-use development that was intended to include high-end retail stores, restaurants, hotels, apartments and a new movie theater to be built at the Chain of Lakes Complex.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.landingswinterhaven.com/|title=Welcome to LANDINGSWINTERHAVEN.COM|website=www.landingswinterhaven.com|access-date=2016-06-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130608104359/http://landingswinterhaven.com/|archive-date=2013-06-08}}</ref> However, after the construction of three fast food chain stores, the project collapsed. {{As of|April 2013}}, the developer and the city were in negotiations to determine the future of the site.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theledger.com/article/20130428/EDIT01/130429370/1001/BUSINESS?Title=Landings-Settlement-Talks-City-of-Secrecy|date=April 28, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160404041233/http://www.theledger.com/article/20130428/EDIT01/130429370/1001/BUSINESS?Title=Landings-Settlement-Talks-City-of-Secrecy|archive-date=April 4, 2016|title=Landings Settlement Talks: City of Secrecy|website=TheLedger.com|access-date=2016-06-17}}</ref>{{Update inline|date=December 2022|reason=What has happened since 2013?}}