Swampy’s Florida says Happy Pizza Month!

by on October 1, 2023 at 12:00 am
Posted In: Swampy's Strips

Swampy says Happy Pizza Month! October celebrates the rounded meal and Zuber is indulging in quite a bit of the doughy, cheesy, tomato pasted discs.

One of Swampy’s recommendations for pizza in Florida is up in Jacksonville. Al’s pizza has five locations across Duval County. The pizza is of a more gourmet flavor. They make a bacon, lettuce and tomato pizza that tastes just like a sandwich!
Click here to learn more about Al’s Pizza and to plan a stop at one of their locations.:
http://www.alspizza.com/

Where are some of your favorite pizza places?
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Swampy’s Florida Postcard : The Manatee, a Bee Line Ferry off Pinellas Point

by on September 28, 2023 at 6:00 am
Posted In: Florida Paperwork, Florida Postcards, Swampy's Collectibles

Here’s the ferry, ‘The Manatee’ sailing off from Pinellas Point. This was how, those horseless carriages, got across the Florida waters before hte push for roads and bridges. Many of us wish the return of the ferry instead of the drag strips, known as our current bridges.

This postcard is postmarked 1953 and mailed to Harry Scott in Roscoe, Illinois. There’s a rather long note jot down in pencil and small script. Very tough to make out what the message is and figure Harry had the same trouble. The note is signed ‘Edith Jerry & Ethel’.

This postcard is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection.
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Swampy’s Florida Historic Photos: C.C. Gantt’s Bar, Moore Haven in Glades County.

by on September 27, 2023 at 6:06 am
Posted In: Swampy's Florida History

This C.C. Gantt’s was notorious for all sorts of shenanigans around Moore Haven in Glades County. The image was acquired by me from the Moore Haven historic archives a few years ago. Don’t know the date of the photo.
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#Florida #Bars #FloridaLiving #FloridaLife #FloridaLifestyle #history #Floridahistory

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Swampy’s Florida Tuesday Ads: The Florida Place mat we all used to get at the local diner.

by on September 26, 2023 at 6:00 am
Posted In: Florida Advertising


One of the more popular advertising gimmicks across Florida in the 20th century was the sales place mat. Businesses might take the entire image area of the mat. More often, and most popular, was the Florida place mat with photographic or illustrative versions of Florida.

This one, in the Swampy’s Florida collection, was picked up in the mid-80s in College Park in Orlando.
Must be from the late ’60s. None of that Disney nonsense included. There are 2 photos of St. Augustine and one of Marineland.

Have to sonder where this was attained. College Park? Winter Park? Many diners around those areas back then. Curiouser and Curiouser.

This place mat is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection.
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#Florida #Restaurants #Floridarestaurants #PlaceMatts #FloridALife #FloridaLiving #FloridaLifestyle #maps #FloridaMaps

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