Church Street Commemorative Bricks Collection

Church Street Commemorative Bricks Collection

Last updated on October 02, 2026

ORLANDO, FL - October 2, 2026 - As work moves forward on the City of Orlando's DTO Action Plan improvements to Church Street, community members will have an opportunity to identify and reclaim a piece of Church Street history.

In the 1980s, individuals were invited to purchase personalized commemorative bricks to help support Church Street development. The bricks, featuring names and personal messages, were placed along the historic corridor and have remained a part of downtown for decades.

From October 12-17, 2026, City Ambassadors will be stationed at the intersection of Church Street and Garland Avenue to assist community members in locating their commemorative bricks. The public can visit during the following hours:

October 12-16, 2026
12-2 p.m.
4-6 p.m.

October 17, 2026
9 a.m.-12 p.m.

Once an individual locates their brick, an Ambassador will mark it with masking tape and the individual's name. Participants will also complete a form confirming that they have identified their brick and provide a form of photo identification. Any bricks that remain unclaimed will be stored and repurposed for future downtown development.

The Church Street improvements are part of the DTO Action Plan, which is focused on creating a more vibrant, connected and welcoming downtown. The project will transform Church Street between Garland Avenue and Magnolia Avenue into a vibrant Festival Street designed to prioritize people, enhance the pedestrian experience and support the area's rich cultural programming.

These improvements will help reduce cut-through traffic while creating a more flexible and attractive street that supports multimodal travel and strengthens Church Street's role as a civic and cultural destination.

About the Church Street Festival Street Project
The Church Street Festival Street project will transform Church Street from Garland Avenue to Magnolia Avenue into a vibrant, pedestrian-focused destination that strengthens one of downtown Orlando's most historic and culturally significant corridors. A key project of the Downtown Orlando (DTO) Action Plan, it is led by the City of Orlando's Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) and will be completed in three phases.

Phase I (Garland Avenue to the railroad tracks), which broke ground in July 2026, will create a curbless roadway with two 11-foot travel lanes, loading areas and new landscaping, with completion anticipated in the second quarter of 2027. Phase II (railroad tracks to Orange Avenue) will add textured paving, benches, planters and movable furniture, with completion anticipated in spring 2028. Phase III (Orange Avenue to Magnolia Avenue) will convert the corridor from one-way to two-way traffic and integrate LYMMO service, with completion anticipated in the early fourth quarter of 2028.

Once complete, Church Street will be a place where residents and visitors can gather, dine outdoors and celebrate together year-round. Learn more at orlando.gov/churchstreet.

About the Downtown Orlando (DTO) Action Plan
The Downtown Orlando (DTO) Action Plan is the City of Orlando's roadmap for the next evolution of downtown. It builds on Project DTO, a community visioning effort launched in 2014 that gathered input from more than 6,600 Orlando residents and turns that shared vision into specific improvements to downtown's streets, civic spaces, mobility options and neighborhoods.

Introduced by Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer in 2024, the plan is guided by three big ideas: downtown as a park, downtown for everyone and downtown is easy to get around. Signature projects include the Church Street Festival Street, The Canopy beneath I-4, a new gateway at Lake Eola Park and the reconstruction of Magnolia Avenue.

Funded through the City's Downtown Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA), the DTO Action Plan will create a more vibrant, walkable and welcoming downtown for generations to come. To learn more, visit downtownorlando.com/dtoactionplan.

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