Unified Interior Regions

Photo 13 of 15: Water level in sinkhole chimney continued to rise. View to east across the sinkhole. (6 p.m.)

Photo 14 of 15: Remnants of community pool in sinkhole. View to east across the sinkhole.

This collection is a group of 15 images (digitized slides) showing the sinkhole that opened late in the evening of May 8, 1981 near the intersection of South Denning Drive and West Fairbanks Avenue, Winter Park, Florida, USA. The sequence of images, primarily taken on May 9th, shows the enlargement of the sinkhole which completely swallowed a house and undermined an

Photo 2 of 15: Cars and house in a sinkhole. Auto mechanic’s garage intact. View to south across the sinkhole.

Photo 3 of 15: Community pool being undercut by a sinkhole. View to west across the sinkhole.

Photo 4 of 15: House within the sinkhole. View to north across the sinkhole.

Photo 5 of 15: House in a sinkhole. View to east across the sinkhole.

Photo 6 of 15: Sinkhole chimney at approximately 12 noon. View to south across the sinkhole.

Photo 7 of 15: Cars in a sinkhole. Auto mechanic’s garage starting to collapse into sinkhole. View to south across the sinkhole.

Photo 8 of 15: Community pool prior to collapse into the sinkhole. View to north across the sinkhole. (1:30 p.m)

Mangroves on the outside of a playa within Florida Bay.