Swampy’s Sunday Services: Baptist Church, Orlando, 1910.
This postcard was mailed February 28th, 1910 from Orlando to Mr. Harold Cady in Bellows Falls in Vermont.
This postcard was mailed February 28th, 1910 from Orlando to Mr. Harold Cady in Bellows Falls in Vermont.
This is the All Saints Episcopal Church in the heart of Downtown Lakeland. The postcard wasn’t mailed, so it’s uncertain what year this photo was taken. Click here to go to the church’s website and learn more about it. This[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s St Peter Catholic Church in DeLand. Click here to read the history of the church and visit the church’s website to plan a visit to this historic church.
This is Villa Zorayda in St. Augustine around 1884. It still stands today across from Flagler College and the Casa Monica, all three built by Henry Flagler. This structure, now a museum, was designed by Franklin W. Smith. This photo[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s the Las Olas Apartments just north of Downtown Fort Lauderdale. The structure style is an odd combination. Love how the sign reflects the structure style.The fencing around the pool area is unfortunate. The website has no historical information about[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s the Boca Raton Resort and Club from 1963. Click here to learn more about the resort. This photo is from Florida – A photographic journey by Hans Hannau. You can purchase a copy of this book by clicking here.
This church at Peactree St and Massachusetts Avenue in Lakeland has list some stained glass but is still in full use. There is no cornerstone to be found and parish nerd I spoke with don’t know of the structure’s origins.Can’t[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy stops at Memorial Gardens in Ormond Beach and poses here with the1885 Emmons Cottage. It was donated and moved to the park in 1998. The Emmons were a pioneer family in this part of northern Volusia County. The structure[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This postcard doesn’t have a date on it. Well, that is except for the date of September 8th, 1565, which is when it is thought our country’s first mass occurred. This structure still stands in St. Augustine, though it sits[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Unfortunately, the church doesn’t have a website and there are no markings on the buildinbg telling when the building was built. I’d guess the 1920s. I took this photo there was no one there to ask about the church. I’ll[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s the Historical Church in the little city of Fellsmere. People in the community built this church in 1922. The spire and cross were blown off the building during a storm in 1955 and the bell was removed in 19990.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s teh Seminole Hotel in Winter Park in the late 1800s. It burned to the ground in 1902. This photo is from Chronological History of Winter Park’ by Claire MacDowell. You can purchase a copy of this book by clicking[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…