A view of the Lake Eola Bandshell and downtown Orlando, Florida.
postmarked February 25, 1984, Orlando FL
Dear Marion and Fred
Little cool today- 75 degrees. Went shopping in Altamonte Mall. After lunch at "Denny's" in Longwood. Bought a steak for supper Saturday and a roast for Sunday. Will be coming home as planned 3/11/84. Miss you both- nice to get back home. Wrote most all of my cards. See you next week. Hope Fred feels better.
Love, Betty
Mr. and Mrs. Fredrick Blokland
218 Bullard Street
Holden, Mass. 01520
Here's a great view of downtown Orlando with a few less high rise condos and one less Suntrust Center, which was built 4 years after this postcard was sent. According to Wikipedia, Denny's had expanded into all 50 states in 1981, almost 30 years after its 1953 California beginnings, so Betty's air-quotes around Denny's may actually denote the newfound Florida presence of the restaurant chain. Altamonte Mall had been open for ten years, so I guess Betty didn't feel the need to introduce the concept to the Bloklands.
Speaking of the Bloklands, Frederick and Marion Blokland bought the property at 218 Bullard in 1951, where they live until Frederick's death from cardiac arrest in 1989. Shortly thereafter, Marion moved to Lake Orion, Michigan, where she still is today at the age of 93. They had at least one son, Frederick, Jr. who still lives in the town of Holden, so perhaps we'll be able to find out who Betty was!
(Big thanks to the Worcester County Reigstry of Deeds, who has a great public records search!)
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