Swampy’s Florida Postcards: Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, 1940s.
on October 23, 2023
at 6:25 am
This postcard is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection.
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“Greetings from Miami-Miami Beach” welcomes those that sent this postcard . The card features all sorts of beach scenes. The postcard seems to date from the 1930s. It’s unmarked and produced by the Dade County Newsdealers Supply Co. This postcard[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s the Hotel Continental that once stood at the corner of Collins Avenue and 40th Street featured on this unmarked postcard. This postcard is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection. . . . . . . . . . .[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s the Alden Hotel in 1981 built in 1936 at 2925 Indian Creek Drive, Miami Beach. The hotel had been open and operating and could be found here: aldenMiamibeach.com . Last october the hotel sold and was still open for[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A view VERY different today. This is an unmarked postcard and am open for ideas as to the age of it. I’d guess around 1940. This postcard is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection. . . . . . .[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Sea Gull Hotel in Miami Beach, 1960s. – Swampy’s Florida Postcards.
on January 31, 2023
at 6:00 am
Swimming fun at The Sea Gull along Miami Beach. The postcard isn’t post marked, but I’d say this is sometime in the early ’60s. The Sea Gull is still there! The Sea Gull is still there! However, it is caught[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It the Columbus Hotel in Miami! The structure was started during the 1920s boom and then financial troubles set in. Movie mogul Steven Lynch stepped in with creative financial leverage and took over and finished the building. The hotel closed[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Apparently the sharks were away at the time. Ocean Beach has gotten lost in the muddle of development along the coast of Dade County. The island is now a managed developed area and primarily all private. The island is here:[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Elephants were used for various construction projects, including real estate advertising, during the construction Boom of the 1920s. This photo is from ‘Floridians at Work’ by Margaret Wilson. You can purchase a copy of this book by clicking here or[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Who remembers Farrell’s Ice Cream Parlour? The Pig’s Trough? Today re-begins posts about matchbooks from Florida. The first one being quasi-Florida. The Farrell’s Ice Cream Parlours were only in select locations around the state, like Tampa, Altamonte Springs, etc. They[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Those are Northern tourists standing outside Floyd’s in Miami, 1922. The sign states-“Stop for Fruit – We Ship It any quantity.. Floyd’s was a roadside stand that appears to be a converted house. This photo is from ‘Yesterday’s Florida’ Annual[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Saint in Miami by Leslie Charteris My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is an outstanding book for many reasons. It’s the first Charteris book I’ve read and I must seek more. The writing is very good.The characters are[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…