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Swampy’s Florida Tuesday Ads: Gulfview Motor Co., Fort Walton Beach, 1955.
on June 14, 2022
at 6:21 am
Here’s an advertisement of the Gulfview Motor Company in Fort Walton Beach in 1955. This was originally posted in the ‘Fort Walton Beach: What We Did’ Facebook page by Gareth Stearns.: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10203432763720071&set=gm.10151948584742032&type=1&theater . . . . . . . #Tuesday[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Rain Barrels are thought today to be a thing of the past. Hardly! Today, catching them drops is MORE important than ever! Whether tuning into this event or learning about the effort elsewhere, this should be an essential part[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Bass fishing was one of the top reasons people were tourists in Florida for nearly a century. This photo, from a 1963 Florida vacation guide, certainly booked many a hotel, charter service or boat rental. Of course, those getting to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s a part of the Swampy collection that was added when it was mailed in 1977 – this J.M. Fields Super May Sale book. I received it due to the nearby J.M. Fields in Winter Park. In the early[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Many Happy Returns: A Bicentennial Salute to Schools by Retired Teachers Association of Florida My rating: 4 of 5 stars Perfect book for Teacher’s Week! Want to know what teaching was like between around 1900 to 1976? Read this collection[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Learned Mindy Simmons died a month ago and wanted to share a bit of her music. Here’s a popular one of hers, ‘Ain’t Florida Neat?’
Solo Travel Girl gathered a bundle of blueberries down in Arcadia this past week at Down South Blues in Arcadia. Here’s where you can learn more about them: https://www.downsouthbluescorp.com/u-pick There are many, many blueberry festivals across Florida as we enter[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Tadpoles! At one time, tadpoles were always seen in neighborhoods across our state. Now the image above is a rare site. Was tickled to find this herd of tadpoles near the pond I posted a photo of yesterday. That’s a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…