The Minute Maid postcard shown in this 1960s postcard has been gone for more than ten years. It sat along US 441 in Plymouth, just north of Apopka. There’s a rail line on one side that would help ship in[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Anyone else remember these days? I do! Amazing to not see this kind of display very few places across Florida these days! Post below any memories you have of citrus displays! This postcard of the Tropical Fruit Shippers of Sarasota[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A packing house for bundling gladiolus grown nearby in Lee County. Lee County was considered to be the gladiolus capital of the world in the 1950s and 1960s. This photo is from ‘Lee County – A Pictorial History’. You can[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s Wood Citrus Center, the classic look of a roadside stop in Florida for O.J. and gifts. There is no postmark on the back, but based on the car, I would guess the mid ’70s. Agave seafood and Mexican restaurant[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
For a good part of the 20th century along the tourist trails throughout Florida were shops that sold all variations of driftwood found along the Florida shore line. All shapes and sizes of Florida driftwood was picked up as souvenirs[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s friend, Jim Beran in Fort Lauderdale, found this odd trinket. Obviously someone in China needs to look at a map of Florida and thinks our state is only inhabited with alligators!
The oranges are being picked and soon to hit the shelves!
Here’s the carton cover of Gustafson Farm’s Half and Half. Gustafson Farm’s milk products have been a staple in Florida homes since 1908. They’ve been continuously around Green Cove Springs. The cartons have been gone a while now, but look[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s the cover of a coloring book celebrating The First National Bank of Tampa, ‘The Tallest Building in Florida”. Below is the back cover. Below that are a couple inside pages. There is no date on the publication, but I’d[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s artwork for a Swampy’s Florida coloring book I just wrapped up a preliminary version of Gatorama , in south Florida. I’ll be showing this version at the Florida Historical Society meeting starting Thursday.
Since kicking off the Swampy’s Florida website/comic strip/etc started last July, the hope was to introduce a coloring book. It all came together Friday evening at The General Store in Downtown Lakeland. Co-owner of The General Store, Teresa Glover, put[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This Friday, April, 1st, is the debut of the new Swampy’s Florida: Lakeland coloring book at The General Store as part of Downtown Lakeland’s First Friday event. The coloring book has lots to color and learn about Lakeland’s history and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…