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Swampy Today: Come on up & Visit Jacksonville!
on May 23, 2013 at 8:13 pmPosted In: Swampy's Florida Travels
Swampy’s new friends from Visit Jacksonville are hoping you come on up and/or over to visit all the great sites in Jacksonville! We all have been any ending the annual Society of Government Meeting Planners annual convention at Harris Rosen’s Shingle Creek Resort in south Orange Cpunty.
Next stop for Swampy is the Florida Parent Educator Association starting tomorrow at the Gaylord Palms Resort in Osceola County.
Swampy’s Florida Outdoors: Field of Wildflowers.
on May 23, 2013 at 2:55 amPosted In: Florida Outdoors
While traveling the state of Florida have been seeing the annual arrival of wild flowers everywhere. These purple wildflowers are the most abundant. Are these a type of phlox?
This field was found in Ocala.
Cape Coral Gardens opened in 1964 and closed in 1970 and featured performances like this. Also included was a dancing waters show and, of course, the gardens.
Swampy Live: with Florida tourism legend, Harris Rosen
on May 22, 2013 at 6:51 pmPosted In: Swampy's Florida Travels
While at the spectacular Rosen Shingle Creek, the always busy Harris Rosen stops for a photo with Swampy!
Swampy’s Photos: Downtown St Petersburg, 1940s.
on May 22, 2013 at 1:47 amPosted In: Swampy's Florida History
Back when angled parking was the norm in Downtown St. Petersburg. The columned building in the background is City Hall and the Chamber of Commerce building.
This photo is from ‘Yesterday’s St Petersburg’ by Hampton Dunn.
You can purchase a copy by clicking here or below.
Swampy’s Travel Tips: The Martin Theatre, Panama City.
on May 21, 2013 at 3:25 amPosted In: Florida Film, Swampy's Florida Travels
Here’s a great place to visit – The Martin Theatre in Panama City. Opened in 1936 as part of the Ritz chain that were all over Florida and the southeast. In the 1950s the Martin family took over until the venue shuttered in 1978. It lay fallow until 1987 when the Panama City Downtown Improvement Board bought the building and set it on the course to where it is today. Now the place is a spot for theater productions and to celebrate classic film. Click here to plan your visit to the Martin Theatre.
Swampy’s Tuesday Ads: Florida Vacation Guide
on May 21, 2013 at 3:07 amPosted In: Florida Arts, Swampy's Florida History
Here’s a photo from a 1957 Florida Vacation Guide that shows shoppers in a “smart shop”. The location isn’t mentioned. If you recognize where this is, or was, in our state please leave a comment below.
