Here’s The Conch Train in Key West! This is an undated postcard and the clothes folks are wearing aren’t all that different than what folks would wear today. So, I’m not sure what year this is from, but would guess[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here are the Weeki Wachee mermaids of 1967! This postmarked postcard was sent by “Ellen, Jim and fam.” to McKean, Pa. The postmark is from Pinellas Park. This postcard is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection. . . . .[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This unmailed postcard was produced by the ‘Florida Festival’ folks themselves. ‘Florida Festival’ was an upscale bazaar like attraction that was across, owned and run by ‘Sea World’ that sat across the street. Tourists mostly went to this spot where[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s a 1973 postmarked postcard of the Kennedy Space Center! This postcards is part of the Swampy’s Florida Floridana collection. . . . . . . . . #Florida #CapeCanaveral #FloridaLife #FloridaLifeStyle #FloridaLiving #History #FloridaLiving #Space #FloridaAttractions #FloridaHistory
Here’s a postcard of the old Caspar’s Gator Jungle. I wish this postcard had two things: 1) a postmark 2) an address. I’ve seen much about Caspar’s over the years. I know I’ve read about it, but the memory is[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s Owen Godwin with his friends at the place he started, Gatorland. The postcard is undated, but I would guess this is from the mid-60s. Swampy’s handler, Rob Smith, Jr., had the opportunity many years ago to speak with Owen’s[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s the infamous St. Petersburg pier built in 1926. The ’26 pier replaced a far more modest structure. This version was replaced in 1972 with the building there today. Look at all the people on the Pier! The card doesn’t[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Florida Historic Photos: Bells arrive for the carillon at Bok Tower, late 1920s. An ACL train hauls in the bells that would be later installed into the 205 foot carillon at Bok Tower in lake Wales. 53 bells were[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I was speaking to a lady from New York (who is very proud of that location) at an event in Maitland this past weekend and we started speaking about old Florida. The very first location she started talking about were[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Weeki Wachee produced an underwater ‘Alice in Waterland’ in the mid-1960s. 25 mermaids got their underwater Broadway musical debut! The tough part was creating the costumes to be underwater and to work with air tanks and the breathing hoses. Tweedledum[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A wonderful experience to be had in our great state is a visit to The Bonnet House. The idea may sound odd visiting a “House”. There are so many of unique and intricate design statewide. This one is far[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This was a favorite spot for tourists in Fort Lauderdale for many years. It eventually closed in the early 1990s. The property has been redeveloped to include a condominium and the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale. Feel free below to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…