Here’s the storefront of an Atlanta travel agency in 1938. This wasn’t an unusual display throughout the U.S. and beyond. Even around Florida travel agents usually had displays of other places in Florida to visit. These days travel agents have[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Archive for Florida Advertising
Swampy’s Florida Tuesday Ads – Riksha Inn in Fern Park, 1962.
Fern Park is in southern Seminole County and there you would have found the Riksha Inn. I believe this was very near Freddie’s Steak House. I remember this restaurant but can’t place it exactly. Please post if you know where[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Have you been in a Studebaker? This ad is from the back of a Sarasota High School football program, October 1960. . . . . . . . . #Studebaker #Cars #Automobiles #Florida #Sarasota #SarasotaFlorida #Renault #Peugeot #MErcedesbenz
Swampy’s Florida Tuesday Ads: The Breakers Shoe Cleaner, Palm Beach.
Here’s an actual shoe mitt to help wipe the sand and dust from your shoes after strolling the palatial layout known as The Breakers. I figure this is from the 1940s. I’m gonna try to alternate between brochures, flyers and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s #Florida Ads from today, 1961: Free McDonalds Valentine’s Ham in Sarasota!
Does seem an odd advertisement from McDonald’s to give away steaks and ham for Valentine’s Day. But this is from 1961 and even the logo is different at McDonald’s. This advertisement is from the February 10th, 1961 Sarasota Journal. The[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Hollywood stars were seen all over Florida and around the country pitching developments of all sorts. Red Buttons was one of the most visible as the huge 55 and over development advertised everywhere and nearly seeming to have ads on[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s #Florida Postcards: Rare Bird Farm, #Miami.
The Rare Bird Farm that was in Kendall used this postcard to advertise “Florida’s Only-World’s Largest Rare Bird Farm. 1400 birds – 350 species.” “A Trip Around the World With Birds”. This postcard was mailed by “Grandpa” to Master Henry[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Florida Ads: Adams’ City Hatters in Tampa.
Put this in the rim of your hat and you’ll nab those sneak thieves every time! I originally posted this in 2012 and can’t recall how I acquired this small card. Sometime over the decades I nabbed for the Floridana[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This ad for The Diplomat is from the Miami News, January 20th, 1978 and carried the week. Interesting notes about the performers is that Bernadette Peters was coming from a cancelled TV series, ‘All’s Fair’, with, actor, Richard Crenna[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Florida Tuesday Ads: Miami’s Rare Bird Farm
Something needed in North Central Florida in 1950 were hog houses. They still are needed today, just not as much as folks have gone from growing hog to going to Wal-Mart. Seems Annis Building Supply is no longer with us.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Florida Tuesday Ads: What’s at the Orlando Drive-In in 1955.
Here’s the schedule for the former Orlando Drive-In that once graced South Orange Blossom Trail outside the city or Orlando. Here is what is – or is not – at the site today: View Larger Map