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Originally Posted by rchippie
No im not kidding you  . Thru the late 70's 78-79 & the 80's . I lived in orlando . i left to iowa then to tampa area in about 91 or 92. We used to go to the commecary & grocery store. We also went to the hospital there because my dad got frre or pretty much free health care there . |
Well the only thing left over now is the Hospital and it is a permenant VA Hospital now. The base was converted into a "Special" housing area with low income and high end homes built in the same development. So that the rich and the poor can live together. I think the Commissary and the PX are still in operation, but I am not really sure. It is hard to see it now after spending over 7 years working on that base in one way or another. It is like a friend died. I sold both of my homes in Orlando right before the big housing bust and got the hell out of there. Our home jumped from $90K to right at $300K, and then down to $80K in just two years time. I got out just in time with over $100K in my pocket.