This only a portion of the full photograph of the “Louisville and Nashville Railway station.” in Pensacola in 1910 that can be seen on the incredible Shorp.com website. At the site you can actually see the fine detail of the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s Franklin Street in Tampa in 1926. Prominent is the Tampa Theatre, which still thrives today! This photo is from The Journal of Decorative and Propaganda Arts 23, page 211. You can purchase a copy for yourself by clicking here[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here is a postcard of the lobby of The Diplomat Golf and Racquet Club in Hollywood-by-the-Sea. The back of the card states,’The warm, casual lobby welcomes you to teh perfect lodge for sportsmen.’ The postcard was mailed October 13th, 1970[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The building still stands there today. Though, not as colorful. This postcard is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection. . . . . #StPetersburg #SaintPetersburg #Florida #Postoffice #Postcard #Collectibles #FloridapostOffice #FloridaPostcards
Remember when banks looked like this? Well, maybe not just like this. I recall the couches and comfy feel of the local bank. This was the Mezzanine Lounge in the First National Bank of Tampa. The back of the postcard[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Back when the Pier was a true attraction and the place to be! All of that has changed these days. The biggest change is the beautiful building pictured is long ago demolished for attempts at modern architecture. This postcard wasn’t[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s a great example – in church form – of late ’60s and early ’70s architecture. This is, what is now, Nativity Catholic Church. This image is from 1970, 2 years after the building, then Nativity Parish, began services. The[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
“You will be glad you stopped” says the back of this postcard of the ‘Quick ‘n Tasty Coffee Shop. They served everything from ocean fresh seafood, chicken, steak and ham. The owners were Gloria, Clem, Gordon and Gary Lange. If[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s The Yankee Clipper hotel that opened in 1956. The postcard must be pre-1966. There is no postmark on the postcard, but it was 1966 when Sheraton bought the hotel and added their name to the place. ow called B[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s the Bretton Inn that was once in Ormond Beach. The postcard was mailed January 30th, 1914. The card was mailed to Mrs. Frank Sanborn in Franconia, New York. This postcard is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection. . .[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Lester’s opened this Fort Lauderdale location in 1967 and it is still there today. there are 3 more that also can be found in Broward County. You can go to the website and plan a visit to Lester’s by clicking[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The early days of University of Florida. This postcard isn’t postmarked, but appears to be from the late 1950s. This postcard is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection….#Florida #Postcard #FloridaPostcard #Collectibles #FloridaCollectibles #FloridaLife #Floridalifestyle #UofF #University #College #FloridaCollege #FloridaUniversity #Monday