Amber wrote:
I'm going on holiday to Florida soon, where about were those Pawn shops in Orlando? Easy to get to by bus?
The ones I went to are all on State Road 50 (Colonial Dr.), east of downtown, and SR 436 (Semoran Blvd). Colonial is a major east-west route through Orlando, and Semoran is a major north-south corridor. Both should be on the bus route, AFAIK.
When you are headed east on Colonial there's two shops before you get to Semoran. Make a right on Semoran (south towards the airport), and there's 3 - 4 shops, spread out, on both sides of the road. Make a U-turn and head back up to Colonial again and go right (east). There's like 3-4 more shops scattered about on both sides as you head east. Flip a u-turn and head back the way you came. I usually spot them on the other side and keep them in mind... go all the way one direction hitting the ones on that side, then head back and hit theones on the other side. The traffic is pretty bad and it sucks to keep crossing back and forth. That side of Orlando is not especially scary... but it's not "nice" either. Kind of junky... just where you might expect alot of pawn shops! ;)
There's many other pawn shops, I'm sure. But that's a little route I'm familiar with.
There's also a big Sam Ash new gear store, on the right side (in a plaza) before you reach Semoran (and before the pawn shops). Those are pretty much along the lines of Guitar Center.
Orlando also has many gear stores and a few vintage places. I don't get over there very often, so I can't say exactly where they are.
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