This is unusual, a matchbook with multi-advertisements.I’d say this matchbook is from the late 1940s. The Orlando Transit Co. is now known as Lynx and has bus service over 5 counties in Central Florida. Mills and Nebraska (with the “Worlds[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Archive for Florida Advertising
Swampy’s Florida Ads: Western Sizzlin Steakhouse, Pensacola, 1974.
A great place to have gone for Prime Rib Day. A place customers could see their steaks cooked. In the late ’80s, the places turned into full buffets. Eventually the owners added a couple of other buffets, included Quincy’s Steak[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Florida Travels: Giant Pineapple in Venus, Florida.
Along U.S. 27 north of Palmdale in Glades County and south of Lake Placid in Highlands County is the community of Venus. That is where you will find the giant pineapple. This got propped up many decades ago to pitch[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Marion Hardware Appliance Annex was offering this $199.95 deal in Ocala back on April 19th, 1957 in the Ocala Star-Banner. . . . . . . . . . . #Florida #Television #History #FloridaHistory #Zenith #Ocala
Do you have memories of Lums? Post them below! Lums was a favorite spot for their special brand of hot dogs. The chain was based in Miami Beach, where it started officially in 1956. Restaurants were scattered all over Florida[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Interesting sportswear she’s wearing. Also an interesting name for a store. This ad was in a 1971 copy of ‘Florida’s Space Coast’. . . . . . . . . . . . . #Fashion #FloridaFashion #FloridaLife #FloridaLifestyle #Sportwear #Florida
When the 1000th Burger Chef opened August 9th, 1969 in Treasure Island, south of Clearwater, the pirates came out in force to celebrate with burger, fries and shakes! Came across this image when Swampy’s Friend, Gar, sent a story about[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This ad for the now defunct Altair is from a Sarasota visitor’s guide from 1982. Then, as now, various smaller plane lines used the Sarasota airport. Altair has been one of many airlines that have come and gone, using the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Florida Tuesday Ads – What 45 cents got you at McDonalds in 1960.
Here’s an ad that was inside of a Sarasota High School football program from October 7th, 1960. The program is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection. . . . . . . . #Flordia #Sarasota #McDonalds #Burgers #Hamburgers #Lunch #Dinner
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…
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…