It’s not a great photograph, but an excellent image of an early typical hotel throughout Florida. In some ways (Awning & facade), this is a rather fancy looking Florida hotel. Especially for Bunnell, in Flagler County. In this case, the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Archive for Swampy’s Florida History
The Marucci family had a home in Key West, 317 William Street in 1916. In this photograph is Celia Marucci in the sitting room of the home. The caption of the photo points out the piano, the prized possession of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s #Florida Historic Photos: Cypress Gardens Water Ballet
‘Grace, speed and beauty of the aquatic ballet at Cypress Gardens challenge photographers.’ is the caption under this advertising photo for Cypress Gardens. This photo is from ‘FLORIDA The American Travel Series’ by Andrew Hepburn. You can purchase a copy[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s the Presidential Pullman used by Presidents Franklin Roosevelt, Truman and Eisenhower. This postcard isn’t postmarked, so it is very difficult to figure the date of the postcard. the train car is no longer in Fort Lauderdale. Now it is[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Photo from ‘Yesterday’s Florida – Volume 3’.
This photo is from, the 1990 photo book ‘American Traveler – Florida’. You can get your own copy of this coffee table book of Florida photos by clicking here: https://amzn.to/3sBd6ea This book is part of the Swampy’s Florida library.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This photo is from ‘Yesterday’s Florida, Volume 1 – Issues 1-8’. This book isn’t available right now. You can always check at another time. Books in Amazon come and go. Here’s the link for this rather large volume: https://amzn.to/3L1HLrd This[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s the courtroom of Judge White in the Hillsborough County court house in 1920.
As storms overtake our state, I hope all can still use electricity to cook a pan of grits. Of course, there is always the campfire mode.An interesting ad during the height of hurricane season. This advertisement is from the Saint[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Photo is from Yesterday’s St Petersburg by Hampton Dunn. You can purchase a copy of this wonderful photo book with accurate history here: https://amzn.to/32qbWCS This book is part of the Swampy’s Florida library. . . . . . . .[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Florida Postcards – Along Ridgewood Avenue, Daytona Beach, 1910.
This unmarked postcard show the very early days of the now far busier Ridgewood Avenue in Daytona Beach. I’d guess this postcard comes from around 1910. This postcard is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection……….#Florida #DaytonaBeach #FloridaLife #FloridaLifestyle #FloridaRealEstate #Postcards[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s a winding path at Selby Gardens draped with orchids along the way. This photo is from 1998. Since it opened in 1973, Marie Selby Botanical Gardens has been one of the botanical wonders of Florida. Today the gardens still[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…