A shot from the Lake Mary water tank of the ACLRR train depot. Photo from ‘Lake Mary’s Beginnings & the Roaring Twenties in Lake Mary & Sanford, Florida ‘ by Margaret Green. The book is out of print, but may[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Back in 1915 Palatka was more of a destination of businesses and travel. The access to the St Johns River and trains helped the focus. This advertisement is from the April 8th, 1915 issue of the Palatka News and Advertiser.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This postcard was mailed March 16th, 1912 from St. Cloud to a Mrs. George Burton of Boston, Massachusetts. The handwriting is so poor, that I can’t make out the message being sent. It’s being sent ‘with much love’ from someone[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Take out your drawing pad and pen and doodle a bird or two! Today is Draw a Picture of a Bird Day! How about drawing a Florida native. Like an egret, a spoonbill, a mockingbird, a bluejay, a pelican or[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Florida Special arrives along the Florida East Coast Railroad tracks into the Miami Station with “Miss Florida” being greeted by Mayor “Ev” Sewell in 1933. This photo is from ‘Miami Memoirs’ by John Sewell, an updated version by Arva[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This postcard wasn’t mailed, but the cars look around 1970. The pier still stands very differnetly. Seems it’s a game every few decades to knock down the pier area and build it again. That has happened since this image. .[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is from the April 1st, 1976, edition of the Bradford County Telegraph. Free balloons gets me every time! . . . . . . #Florida #Starke #Appliances #Advertising
Here’s what Sulpher Springs once looked like in Tampa. It was once a separate area from Tampa. Now it has all folded into one. This postcard is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection………………#Tampa #SulpherSprings #Floridacity #FloridaLife #FloridaLifeStyle #History #FloridaHistory #Floridana[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Common travel in the latter half of the 1800s was horse & wagon (To the left of the depot) to a train or to a ferry to cross rivers. Or some combination thereof. Often there were so few going hither[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This image seems to picked up a bit of a stormy day. Added a lot to image. The card doesn’t indicate where this was, but it’s unlikely this area looks like this today. This picture is part of a fold[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Who remembers the New England Oyster House in Dade County? I remember the nets hanging as decoration around the New England Oyster House near Downtown Miami and how i had to watch where I was walking not to get caught[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This park has changed considerably over the years. This is still another park that’s lost it’s botanical flavor. This postcard has no date, so it is hard to figure when it is from. The style indicates the ’40s or ’50s.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…