Swampy’s Matchbooks: Crestview – Burkett’s Restaurant
If only Burkett’s was open, I’d enjoy life more! Don’t know much about Burkett’s. Please feel free to write about it in the comment area.
If only Burkett’s was open, I’d enjoy life more! Don’t know much about Burkett’s. Please feel free to write about it in the comment area.
Jimmy Fazio moved to Broward County in ’52 and continued a string of food and entertainment establishments he had started in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. His House of Ribs was one of the best known. Fazio died in ’98 and here is[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Today begins Thursday posts about match books from Florida. The first one being quasi-Florida. The Farrell’s Ice Cream Parlours were only in a select location around the state, like Tampa, Altamonte Springs, etc. They came in the mid-70s and were[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy discovered Pumpernickels German Restaurant, in Titusville. Love the sign! This is the delicatessen area of the restaurant. Click here to see a typical menu at the restaurant. Swampy scarfed up the yummy Chicken Hunter Style sandwich. In fact, this[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s an ad with a cute rhyme for Hollieanna Sales Room on 17-92 in Maitland. Guess what? They are STILL there! Now awash in other commercial development, Hollieanna Groves is the last of what used to be dozens of citrus[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here we see fun and frolic at the Patio Grill in the Hotel Roosevelt in Jacksonville. The back of the card notes that the Grill is air-conditioned and there are 3 shows each evening. Oh, and no cover charge! There[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This undated postcard shows the interior of Wolfie’s at that time, which appears to be the 1940s.
This restaurant was around for a looooooong time at what is now the Orlando Executive Airport. The building still exists and the Skyline area, I believe is used for office space. This is from an Orlando – Winter Park Attraction[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is only 4″ tall and folds in the middle. I think I know where this building is in Lake Alfred. I believe it’s under the flyover of U.S. 27. Please feel free to add any information or memories of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s an interesting noise maker from the Florida collection. It’s from a place called the Belmont Club in Miami Beach. Apparently Noel Sherman put on the shows and managed to get his name at the top of wooden paddle above[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
News this week came that The Parliament House in Orlando is facing foreclosure. Above is a postcard for it from the 1960s, not long after it opened. The Baron of Beef restaurant was a premiere place for a steak in[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Remember when the stirrer at bars were interesting? Here’s one from the old Tahitian Bar at the old Castaways resort that used to be on Collins Avenue in Miami Beach. It was on a small part of an inlet there.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…