Orange County Courthouse, Orlando, early 1900s. – Swampy’s Florida Postcard.

by on June 26, 2024 at 6:00 am
Posted In: Florida Paperwork, Florida Postcards, Swampy's Florida History

Here’s the grandest of the various Orange County Courthouses that have stood in Orlando as the county seat of Orange County. This one was built in 1892. A new one went up in 1927 when the “Boom” was on and folks thought, incorrectly, that the tax money would never ends and lots of government buildings went up throughout Florida.

The 1927 building still stands as the Orange County History Museum. The 1892 structure was, unfortunately, demolished in 1957, the same year as a new City Hall for Orlando was opened. That’s right, another time of lots of people moving in, lots of tax money and new government buildings.

The postcard was not mailed and was printed in Great Britain.
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Swampy’s Florida says Happy Canoe Day!

by on June 26, 2024 at 12:00 am
Posted In: Swampy's Strips

Trilby decides to take a walk with Estero as one would with a catfish – in a canoe.

There are so many great waterways that line and weave through our state. Get out there and canoe one today or this weekend!
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Swampy’s Florida Tuesday Ads: Clearwater’s ‘Outdoor Theatre’ – Movie Time in 1957!

by on June 25, 2024 at 6:00 am
Posted In: Florida Film, Florida TV and Movies

Here’s what’s playing at the Outdoor Theatre in Clearwater during this past weekend in 1957. This is a small hand card that had been passed out to movie goers at the theater.

Note the amount of western films!
My how times have changed! Or have they?
Are the super hero films of today just a variation of the western films?
I find the super hero/science fiction films of today the same as B films – just outrageously more expensive.

The backside advertises various businesses and the opportunity to visit them and see a movie Free!

I believe all of these businesses are no longer with us. The drive-in is now gone, too.

There had been a “Harrell Home Services” that appears to have closed sometime around 2017. Can’t find a history, but could be the same company with different owners.

Found a link for the ‘Harrell’s Plumbing of one of the owners. Ruth Marguerite Perkins was born in Oakland, Florida, in western Orange County, and met the Leavy Harrell in Largo, married in 1938 and they opened and ran the company. They both did more than that. Here’s the obituary with her story: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/tampabaytimes/name/ruth-harrell-obituary?pid=158059259
There has been a Harrell’s Plumbing in Orange County, once based on East Colonial Drive, but unclear if there is a connection.
Though both Harrells involved served in government, Pinellas and Orange counties.

This advertising card is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection.
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Daytona Beach City Island ball field, 1960s. – Swampy Florida Postcards.

by on June 24, 2024 at 6:00 am
Posted In: Florida Postcards, Florida Sports

Here’s City Island, just east of Beach Boulevard, in Daytona Beach in the 1960s. The field opened in 1914 and Major league Baseball started playing the area in 1920 and still does today.

Since this photo, the ballpark has been rebuilt a couple times. Today the ballpark is named ‘Jackie Robinson Field’. It’s at that spot that the record books mark the first time a black man played pro-ball. Back in ’46, the ball club, the Triple-A Montreal Royals, wanted Robinson to play in the game that was on. The City of Daytona Beach did not press the politically instituted Jim Crow laws and let Robinson play. His playing paved the way for his baseball legendary status. Outside the current grounds is a statue commemorating Robinson and the historic action that took place on the island.

You can plan a visit to Daytona Beach’s City Island by clicking here:
https://www.codb.us/1189/City-Island-Park

This postcard is part of the swampy’s Florida collection.
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