This image was nabbed here – http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Florida_Sunbeam_Southern_Railway.JPG – while browsing i\the information super highway.
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Ricou Browning was born today in 1930 in Fort Pierce. Growing up swimming the Florida waters prepped him to swim as ‘The Gill-Man’ for the underwater scenes for the 3 ‘Creature from the Black Lagoon’ films at Silver Srpings, Wakulla Sprigns and Marineland. He also aided in directing underwater scenes for, the television series, ‘Sea Hunt’, two James Bond films, a Frank Sinatra film and more. He also created and helped write, the television series, ‘Flipper’.
Browning died less than two weeks after his birthday last year at 93.
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Swampy’s Florida Postcard: Leaping Fun at Floridaland in Osprey.
Water fun at the former ‘Floridaland’ that lived from 1964 until 1971 in Osprey, between Sarasota and Venice. The amusement park was the first in the state before Disney to draw in an assortment of themes to lure people. The attraction did have a limited budget, but made the best of it presenting a “Ghost Towm” wild west show, petting zoo, a train/tram ride, indian village and a porpoise show.
This postcard is unmarked but, obviously, was produced sometime during the amusement park’s existence.
This postcard is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection.
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Happy Hippo Day! How best to celebrate Hippo day, in that herds of hippopotami are not known to roam the corridors of US 10, 75, 95 or the Tamiami Trail? Why, just celebrate Lu, the hippo, who lives at Homosassa Springs State Park. A visit to the park will find 63 year young Lu lounging comfortably about her home just waiting for visitors to come by and say “Hello!”.
Click here to learn more and plan a visit to Homosassa Springs State Park and visit Lu:
https://www.floridastateparks.org/park/Homosassa-Springs
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Swampy’s Florida Postcards: Monkey Jungle Valentines!
This undated postcard by those simian individuals at Monkey Jungle in Goulds, near Miami.
This postcard is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection.
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