The Court of Flags Resort was a resort located in

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History

The resort was built by

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in 1972 and opened in 1974. It was a popular upscale resort when it opened, and later in its life it became more of a budget resort. In 2006, it was demolished to make room for the new Citymark of Orlando; this never materialized. It was located near International Drive, on Major Boulevard just across the street from

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, and just across the street from the now defunct

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. The lot is now the site of Lexus of Orlando.

Name changes

The resort changed names a few times during its life: * When opened it actually was under three franchises at one time. Admiral Benbow Inn (one building), Sheraton Motor Inn (two buildings), and Quality Inn (one building) *

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Court of Flags – At least as early as 1979 to 1994 *

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Orlando Resort – 1991 to 1999 (closing) * In 2001, the hotel was to be remodeled into a

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resort. After tourism declined following the

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, the plans never materialized.

Construction

The Court of Flags Resort is noted for its unique construction type. The rooms were stacked on top of each other and with framing and concrete added around them. They used the same system at the Polynesian Resort and part of the

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U.S. Steel movie clip showing process of how the rooms were installed at the Contemporary
The buildings were all built off site the same way for both the slide in and stack type construction. Court of flags construction 02-01-1972

thought this new system of building would catch on and revolutionize construction but the system had flaws that were not known until later. The buildings shifted and settled. The air space between the rooms kept too much moisture and let mildew grow. The resort consisted of four separate guest room buildings. It housed a total of 800 rooms with 16 suites. It also had three pools and three restaurants. Court of flags July 2012

References

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External links

Court of Flags Pictures and info at BigFloridaCountry.comU.S. Steel movie clip of the Contemporary Resort Construction, compliments of BigFloridaCountry.com
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