Swampy’s #Florida says Happy ​Hug a Bear Day!

by on November 7, 2024 at 12:00 am
Posted In: Swampy's Strips

Greg Gray, Pasco Pete and Penney were enjoying themselves with saxophone music until a music loving bear rushes in to give them all a hug in gratitude.

You can learn more about Hug a Bear Day by clicking here:
https://youtu.be/giyMAmCLYVo

Tomorrow: Do you have time?

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“Really Cool” Air Conditioned (?) restaurant in Miami circa 1930. – Swampy’s Florida Historic Photos.

by on November 6, 2024 at 6:00 am
Posted In: Florida Architecture, Florida Food Stops

“It’s Really Cool” declares the sign of an installation of the new-fangled air conditioner at the Golf Park Building restaurant in Miami in the 1920s or 30s. Seth Bramson, author of the book noted below, notes that the open doors might just indicate that the air might not be as conditioned on the day shown.

This photo is from “Historic Photos of Greater Miami” by the preeminent historian of Miami and official historian of the Florida East Coast Railroad, Seth Bramson. I recommend all and anything by Seth to add to your Florida history collection.
You can purchase this, mostly photo, coffee table book by clicking here:
https://amzn.to/48FpF8Y

This book is part of the swampy’s Florida library.
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Go Greyhound! from Miami News, 1950. – Swampy’s Florida Tuesday Ads.

by on November 5, 2024 at 6:00 am
Posted In: Florida Advertising, Swampy's Florida History

This ad appeared in the Miami News, January 16th, 1950. Notice the round trip to Key West – $6.25!

For those too young to know: Greyhound stations were rather prominent in Downtown areas of cities all over Florida. Bus travel was very common as cars were quite an expense to the average American. This was before the credit card monster was released upon the general public.
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Swampy’s Florida says Happy Model Railroad Month!

by on November 5, 2024 at 12:00 am
Posted In: Swampy's Strips

Alva loves riding on trains!

Model trains have always been popular in Florida since the wooden version appeared over a century ago. This was mostly due to the prevalence of trains wherever anyone lived in our state. Often trainspotting could be as simple as looking out the front door of the house.

We’ve let the automobile and highways take over and for granted. The wonders of trains nearly forgotten or a nuisance stalling a car for a minute or two.

For many decades there were model train stores all over Florida. Just about all are gone.
Did you go to model train stores?

You can learn more about Model Railroad Month by clicking here:
https://www.nmra.org/news/national-model-railroad-month
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