Hey guys, I moved to Winter park as a child and I remember seeing that ship and all of those buildings behind a wire fence and I knew it was a naval base, but the place always looked creepy all abandoned, I remember watching the USS Bluejacket getting demolished and I remember the new Middle School being built, I was the the first class to go through that school. There are still some old navy buildings left in the area, An abandoned VA is left in urban decay( teenagers sneak in and party on the roof top), there are a few administrative buildings in the area used as offices now. its half park half fancy expensive homes.. there is also a water treatment facility that is still in use. I just looked up some old photos of the place and even though I was a 9 year old I still think its crazy that there was a navy base in that area. If you guys need any photos of the place i'd be happy to take pictures, though it is a park, there are still a few buildings left.
