WINTER PARK, Fla. – Nearly 40 years ago Wednesday it was one of the biggest stories of the year: the Winter Park sinkhole.
It was 38 years ago when the acre-wide hole affected many near West Comstock and Fairbanks Avenue.
The massive sinkhole swallowed a home, part of a Porsche dealership, parts of several businesses and a community swimming pool.
In 1981, the damage totaled $4 million.
The sinkhole is now known as "Lake Rose," named after Mae Rose Owens, whose home was swallowed by the lake.
The community rallied behind Owens after the ordeal, raising $50,000 to buy her a plot of land so she could rebuild her home.
In a 2011 report, former News 6 meteorologist Elizabeth Hart shared how people were still talking about the mess. You can watch the video at the top of this story.