ORLANDO, Fla. – The replica of Dr. Phillips’ iconic juice stand is now officially open for business in Orlando’s Packing District.
The juice stand opens Monday, with vendors Foxtail Coffee, Kelly’s Homemade Ice Cream, and Ravenous Pig Brewing Company inside.
“I’ve been around town long enough to remember the original building that was there, and what an attraction it was in the 50s and 60s,” Commissioner Robert Stuart said at a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the juice stand. “Now we get the chance to kind of use that as a catalyst to re-introduce the neighborhood.”
Dr. Phillips Charities has led the development of the 202-acre site known as the Packing District. News 6 has followed the progress since the project was announced in 2018.
Since then, The Cannery at the Packing District, an apartment complex, has been built, a new YMCA has opened and there are more plans in the works for a food hall and Publix supermarket.
Other highlights planned for the Packing District include a regional park, trails and 4 Roots Farm and Agriculture Center.
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