Here’s an ad for the La Frond Apartments in Indian Rocks Beach. There’s not an address on the brochure, so it’s harder to figure if the building is still there and as apartments. Please feel free to leave a comment[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s a matchbook from the old Florida Bank of Commerce in Clearwater from the 1970s. Today there is another set of banks with the same name but unrelated in Central Florida. New banks will often pick up names of other[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s a match box from Kelly’s Fish House in Naples. The restaurant opened in 1952 and is still one of thee restaurants to visit while in Collier County. Decorated with historic items, historic photos and tables made by Ben Storter,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s a rate card for Kenn’s Auto Rental from 1958. The liability and property damage insurance information on the bottom of the first page is interesting. A quick search indicates Kenn’s is gone. Searching for the Ocean Shore Motel came[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s the block wide Webb’s City that used to grace St. Petersburg! Click here to learn more about Webb’s City.
One of the best known restaurants on the boardwalk in Atlantic City, New Jersey, Hackey’s Restaurnat expanded to Miami Beach. Hackney’s in Atlantic City closed in the early 1980s. Don’t know when the one in Miami Beach closed or about[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s a brochure of Fort Lauderdale with a artistic cover. The idea of this sounds good, but after the brochure is folded, the artist and canvas idea gets a bit lost. This brochure opens up further with more illustrated vignettes[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
From Miami Beach, it’s Jean’s Candy Shoppe. Don’t know anything about Jean’s so please feel free to leave a note if you do. Jean sure had an outstanding book of matches. I’d guess this is from the 1940s. Sorry[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…