Here’s an 1875 photo of Gainesville’s Downtown Courthouse Square from Pictorial History of Florida. My, how things can change in 137 years. 
Was speaking to my friend Rafael Diaz about the Orlando Public Library and what this grand version looked like a few decades ago. I was going to send this postcard image to him, but thought I’d share it with you[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Since kicking off the Swampy’s Florida website/comic strip/etc started last July, the hope was to introduce a coloring book. It all came together Friday evening at The General Store in Downtown Lakeland. Co-owner of The General Store, Teresa Glover, put[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This Friday, April, 1st, is the debut of the new Swampy’s Florida: Lakeland coloring book at The General Store as part of Downtown Lakeland’s First Friday event. The coloring book has lots to color and learn about Lakeland’s history and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Thanks to the Tampa Museum of Science and Industry. Here’s there original post.
The earliest section constructed of what would become ‘The Florida East Coast Railway’ was the St. Johns Railway in St. Johns County in 1858. The section ran from the now forgotten community of Tocoi to St. Augustine.