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White Castle to open Orlando location after leaving Florida 50 years ago

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — White Castle, which left Florida more than 50 years ago, said Monday that it will open a restaurant near Orange County's Williamsburg area.

The 98-year-old burger joint said it will build a location at The Village at O-Town West, a development that will be built on Daryl Carter Parkway near Interstate 4.

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Construction is expected to begin in April 2020 and should be finished by late 2020 or early 2021.

The 4,500-square-foot restaurant will be among the company's largest and will be open 24 hours a day.

The company operated a White Castle in Miami until the 1960s.

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