Swampy’s Florida Postcards – Downtown Clearwater, 1963.

by on December 7, 2023 at 6:00 am
Posted In: Florida Postcards, Swampy's Collectibles

Back when Downtowns were downtowns.
NONE of this exists anymore as seen here. This was once a thriving community.

Today the area is cluttered with typical municipal government ‘traffic calmers’. That is medians down the center of the road with trees and more trees (like non-native palms) lining the main drag. Seems Clearwater found a way to loot the piggy bank and pay off ‘friends’. Hard to imagine the area was once like this.

This postcard of Cleveland Avenue, Downtown Clearwater was mailed January 11th, 1963 to Mr. & Mrs. Vincent Hawker of Riverside, Haverhill, Massachusetts. Warren writes to the Hawkers of receiving a good dinner on the airplane and how there was not ice or snow when he landed “in Florida”, though he doesn’t mention which airport he flew into.

This postcard is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection.
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Swampy’s Florida says Happy Read a New Book Month!

by on December 7, 2023 at 6:00 am
Posted In: Florida Books, Swampy's Florida News

The perfect Christmas gift are books about Florida. Introduce your family and friends to books to learn more about our great state!

You can find the available Swampy’s Florida books, including ‘Alva’s Christmas Presents’ here
https://amzn.to/3UEbwQX
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Swampy’s Florida says Happy International Civil Aviation Day!

by on December 7, 2023 at 12:00 am
Posted In: Swampy's Strips

Trilby celebrates International Civil Aviation Day by presenting Zuber with the flying machine he built.
You can learn more about International Civil Aviation Day by clicking here:
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Swampy’s Florida Historic Photos: Florida A&M Class of 1904.

by on December 6, 2023 at 6:00 am
Posted In: Swampy's Florida History

Here’s the 1904 graduating class of Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University.
Apparently none were too happy of this outcome. 😀 
It is odd how the solemn, if not agitated, face was prevalent during this period as photographs were taken. You’d think one would’ve smile…even a little bit.

This photo is from ‘Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University: A Centennial History – 1887-1987’.
You can purchase a copy by clicking here or below.:
https://amzn.to/3mOIsWr

This book is part of the Swampy’s Florida library.
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