Swampy’s #Florida says Happy #FreeComicBookDay! About the illustration: Here the evil Tourist-Man is about to level all of Florida and create one giant kiddie amusement park, 2,585 hole golf course and turn Lake Okeechobee into a pool with the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This unmailed postcard celebrates the Florida-based media hit of the 1960s, ‘Flipper’. There were movies, a television series, comics, books, toys, etc. of the program. The concept was created by Ricou Browning, who had also been the underwater ‘Gill-Man’ in[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s don’t indulge in adult beverages. have prices changed much since 1953? What a name for a liquor store! I know this was around for quite awhile and I think there were more of them. If you know more about[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s the Esther Williams swimming pool that once was part of Cypress Gardens in Winter Haven. The postcard scene if from the Esther Williams film ‘Easy to Love’, also starring Van Johnson and Tony Martin. The postcard was mailed June[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A great way to celebrate Blueberry Pie Day is to pick the berries to make your own pie. Here Zuber picks ’em and Trilby stores them. There are many places to pick blueberries in Florida. One is the Abshier Blueberry[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This station in Stuart was built in 1933 after a fire destroyed the station previous to this one. In 1966 this one was demolished after passenger service stopped to Stuart. This photo is from ‘History of Martin County’ by Janet[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This postcard was mailed August 18th, 1910 from Punta Gorda to a Mrs. Snyder in Vineland, New Jersey. This postcard is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection……………#Florida #Pineapples #Agriculture #FloridaAgriculture #Farm #FloridaFarm #FloridaBusiness #History #Floridahistory #Floridana #Floridalife #FloridaLifeStyle #Floridapeople #FlordiaRealEstate
Here’s a matchbook for Orlando radio station, WDBO (Way Down By Orlando). The station moved from the address shown above in the late 80s to a huge facility on John Young Parkway. WDBO is now an AM station playing sports[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Time for a good book about Florida and Swampy is well indulging! You can indulge, too! Nab a book off the shelf at your home, your local book store or library and log in a few pages or more this[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A crowded steamboat, the Astatula, docked in Palatka in 1893. From ‘When Steamboats Reigned in Florida’ by, Swampy’s friend, the late Bob Bass.You can get your copy by clicking here.https://amzn.to/33bhal8 #Steamboat #Boat #FloridaSteamboat #FloridaBoat #Boating #FloridaBoating #FloridaLife #FloridaLifestyle #Travel #FloridaTravel[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Trilby makes the cake and then puts a pineapple on top. Then he turns it all upside down. Trilby’s future as a chef looks suspect.You can learn more about Pineapple Upside Down Cake Day here: https://cookingcontestcentral.com/national-pineapple-upside-down-cake-day/ .. . . .[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s 1896 in Miami and the first regular train for the Florida East Coast Railroad (FEC) arrives. This photo is from ‘Pictorial History of Florida’.You can purchase a copy of this book by clicking here or below:https://amzn.to/2K2eM8R This book is[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…