This advertisement is from the Sarasota Herald-Tribune, July 15th, 1958. The ad is for the Palmer First National Bank and Trust Company of Sarasota. The Palmer Bank was founded by the early Palmer pioneer family. Since 1924 the bank stood[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Archive for Florida Advertising
July 8th, 1970 was the grand opening of the SuperX on Nova Road in Daytona Beach. Here’s the advertisement that day in the Daytona Beach Morning Journal.
This advertisement for Florida Power and Light Company and the iconic Reddy Kilowatt! This ad appeared in the Bradford County Telegraph June 24th, 2014.
Here is a recent acquisition on it’s way to the Marion County Museum of History in Ocala. Scanning it for backup before it joins other Marion County historical goodies. There’s more which I’ll add later.
Swampy’s Tuesday Ads: Cheese Cottage, Winter Park Mall, 1967.
Who remembers the ‘Cheese Cottage’ in the Winter Park Mall in Winter Park? This is from the ‘Florida Heritage Cook Book’, page 144. You can purchase a copy by clicking here or below.
Here is Lou Tarcai at the wheel with his sons and nephew performing the traditional parade wave. This photo is from ‘Osceola County Centennial 1887-1987’ by the Centennial Book Committee. Click here or below to purchase a copy of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Florida History: The good ol’ days of Circus World in Central Florida!
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…
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:
This is from the November 27th, 1961 issue of the Sarasota Journal for the Palmer First National Bank. The Palmer Bank was started by Bertha Palmer who did much to build up Sarasota by starting this bank and many activities.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…