Archive for Swampy’s Florida History
Here is an image of Jacksonville, Tampa, Key West Railway sometime in the 1800s. The railroad was incorporated in 1878 as the Tampa, Peace Creek and St. Johns Railway with the intent of providing rail service to areas on the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Southern charm greeted all who entered Cypress Gardens. The Southern Belles were dotted across the property to greet tourists visiting.
Swampy’s Sunday Services: St Peter Catholic Church, DeLand
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.
Here’s the DeSoto Fountain in Coral Gables, Florida, which is the subject of this year’s Swampy’s Florida Christmas card this year. This photo was taken not long after it was finished being built. Will reveal the Swampy Christmas card over[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This was a featured ad in the Daytona Beach Sunday News-Journal on December 10th, 1968. Shawn and Casto are out to murder you with laughs at the still existing Traders on A1A. Here’s what Traders and the hotel looks like[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The trolley rolls along in Ybor City around 1910. This photo is from ‘Ybor City: The Making of a Landmark Town’ by Frank Trebin Lastra. You can purchase a copy of this book by clicking here or below.
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…
This Burdines ad is from the December 3rd, 1975 edition of the St. Petersburg Times. Below is a close-up showing what a young fellow had to spend to look cool in 1975: Before there were cell phones, there were these:
A little person with a big hat stands atop this locomotive ran that between 1889 until 1895 from Jupiter to Juno. The railroad was named the Celestial Railroad. It’s name came as two other rail stops between Jupiter and Lake[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This image if from ‘Pictorial History of Florida’ by Richard Bowe. You can get a copy of this book by clicking here or below.: https://amzn.to/2Xqr8j1