Koontz Furniture is still with us in Ocala. You can learn more and plan a visit here: https://koontzfurnitureanddesign.com/ This advertisement appeared in the March 7th, 1983 edition of the Ocala Star-Banner.
Archive for Florida Advertising
Swampy’s #Florida Cool Signs: Eat-A-Bite, Lakeland
Lakeland is full of cool signs. We took this photo about 15 years ago. The ‘Eat-A-Bite’ was a local diner mostly frequented by Publix employees from the vast corporate offices all around it. It was Publix that demolished the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This advertisement was in the February 28th edition of he Lakeland Ledger. . . . . . . . . . . #Florida #JMFields #Clothing #Clothes #FloridaLiving #FLoridaLife #Business #FloridaBusiness #Advertising #Ads
The ol’ drive-in Florida Welcome Station! – Swampy’s Florida Postcards.
Welcome to Florida! Love this undated postcard that must be from around 1960. This postcard is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #Florida #Postcards #FloridaPostcards #Collectibles[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Skis sell in Florida! Those Snowbirds will buy those here and haul ’em up north. There are also those in our state that travel north to ski up there somewhere. Bill Jackson’s is still around! Since 1951 the Jackson family[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Apparently, on this day in 1956, there was a “Barn Colonial Boudoir” in the Maas Brothers department store that was, for a couple decades, in Downtown Lakeland. I note that Borden milk is not mentioned here. If you have any[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
What’s at the Joy-Lan Drive-In this week… 1951 – Swampy’s Florida Tuesday Ads.
Here’s a flyer from today in 1951 of what was playing at the Joy-Lan Drive-In in Dade City. This advertising piece is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection. . . . . . . . . . #Florida #Movies #DadeCity[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Homosassa Springs Map, 1970s. – Swampy’s Florida Postcard Thursday.
This card looks to be from around 1970 of Homosassa Springs. This postcard is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #Florida #Postcards #FloridaPostcards #Collectibles #History #FloridaHistory[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Sea Gull Hotel in Miami Beach, 1960s. – Swampy’s Florida Postcards.
Swimming fun at The Sea Gull along Miami Beach. The postcard isn’t post marked, but I’d say this is sometime in the early ’60s. The Sea Gull is still there! The Sea Gull is still there! However, it is caught[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Wasn’t long ago that huge celebrities toured through Florida regularly. Sinatra was usually through Florida once a year. You’d find Francis Albert Sinatra, Sammy Davis, Jr., Barbra Streisand, Liza Minnelli, Don Rickles, Kenny Rogers and a slew of rock stars[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Before Google…. This advertisement is from the January 17th, 1950 edition of the Daytona Beach Morning Journal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #Florida #Telephone #Communications #Ads #ADvertisement #FloridaHistory #History #FloridaLife[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Horse drawn wagons not a thing of the past in St Petersburg in 1914! No prices provided of this item available from St Petersburg Hardware in 1914, From the St Petersburg Daily Times, January 10th, 1914.