Title

SR 426 and (Current) Slavia Road Intersection, c. 1945

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Photographer

Unknown

Keywords

Slavia Road; SR 426; Road intersection; Sarasota road leveler; Slavia warehouse; Duda Warehouse; Lukas Nursery; Slavia railroad depot; Turpentine shack

Description

This image was taken in c. 1945. The unknown photographer was standing on the east side of SR426, looking westward at what is the 2012 intersection of State Road 426 with Slavia Road. (Lukas Nursery would be on the left side of the photo, where a stand of trees appears in the image.) Andrew Jakubcin, recently wed to his wife, Emily, is leveling the land for the construction of what is to be the couple's new home. He is using a device called a "Sarasota land leveler," which is being pulled by a tractor driven by his brother-in-law, Johnny Jakubcin (out of photo range). Andrew and Emily were married at St. Luke's on June 10, 1945. Their new home was constructed by George Jakubcin, Sr. (Emily's father) adjacent to his own home. Of additional interest is the small warehouse which stands on the west side of SR426. It was likely erected by the Andrew Duda family sometime after their return to Slavia in 1926 and the location may have been chosen for its proximity to the Slavia railroad depot just north (to the right) of the structure. An article by Joe L. Mikler (written in the Slovak language) and published in the Slovak "Kalendar" in 1935, implies that the very first turpentine shack committed for use (in 1913) as a separate worship space for the congregation chartered only a year earlier, stood on the site later occupied by this warehouse. 3"x5" snapshot scanned on Epson 10000 at SLLC, October, 2012.

Date

1945

Subjects

Slavia (Fla.) -- History

Subject-Personal Names

Jakubcin, Andrew, Jr.; Jakubcin, Emily; Mikler, Joe L.; Jakubcin, George, Sr.; Jakubcin, John

Coverage-Spatial

Seminole County (Fla.); Slavia (Fla.)

Coverage-Temporal

1945

Side of Image

Front of Postcard

Repository

St. Luke's Lutheran Church and School; DSpace at St. Luke's

Repository Collection

Jakubcin Family Collection; George Jakubcin Family Collection

CFM Storyline

People; Places; Social Life

Identifier

DP0015139

Rights Statement

All rights to images are held by the respective holding institution. This image is posted publicly for non-profit educational uses, excluding printed publication. For permission to reproduce images and/or for copyright information contact St. Luke’s Lutheran Church at 2021 W SR 426, Oviedo, FL 32765 or (407) 365-3408.

Digital Publisher

St. Luke's Lutheran Church, Oviedo, Fla.

Digital Reproduction Specifications

This image was derived from an uncompressed TIFF image scanned at a minimum of 400 dpi.

Date Digitized

2012-01-01

Recommended Citation

"SR 426 and (Current) Slavia Road Intersection, c. 1945" (1945). Images of Central Florida. 251.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/cfm-images/251