Retirees so dominated Orlando's College Park in the early 1970s that there was talk of closing Princeton Elementary, a well-regarded school that had stood since the neighborhood was platted in the 1920s. Today, although the demographics may be changing, much about this beloved Orlando neighborhood remains the same. The 80-year-old commercial district along Edgewater Drive has always been home to an array of delightful mom-and-pop shops and eclectic eateries. The streets have always been quiet and the homes well kept and charming. College Park residents still enjoy a grower's market, held in Albert Park every Thursday evening from October through May. And throughout the years, many of Orlando's best-known personalities have called the neighborhood home. Today's roster ranges from the likes of Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer to rock 'n' roll legend Roger McGuinn of The Byrds. So protective are College Park residents of their neighborhood that they banded together to protest the removal of a circa-1950s sign adorning the local Publix supermarket. The grocery chain quickly dropped its plans and restored the sign to its original Eisenhower-age splendor. Much of the talk in College Park these days is over mixed-use condominium, office and retail developments such as the Wellesley, a five-story, $48 million project nearing completion on the corner of Edgewater and Princeton Avenue, in the heart of the community's Mayberryesque main drag. Jim Kersey, developer of the Wellesley and a College Park resident, has also bought parcels along Edgewater Drive for future development, leading some longtime residents to worry about increased traffic and an unwelcome change in the neighborhood's small-town ambiance. Another big project on the drawing board is The Quad at College Park, a 21-acre, mixed-use development by Demetree Builders that will contain condominiums, shops and offices as well as a Village Green. A vintage trailer park currently occupies the site. At this writing, however, the Orange County School Board also was wrangling for the property for a much-needed expansion of Edgewater High School.