This postcard of Collins Avenue in Miami Beach shows a very different row of hotels than are there today. The postcard was mailed in January of 1946. The card was mailed to Mr. and Mrs. Farina of Newburgh, New York.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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Swampy’s Florida Postcard: St. Johns River Hammock, 1906.
Here’s a postcard of the St. Johns River hammock. It was mailed in 1906 to Miss Helen Baldridge, N9 P.R.R. Avenue, Braddock, Pennsylvania. The rest that is written is a bit hard to understand, including the name of the person[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Florida Postcard Thursday: Flamingo families at Hialeah Park, Miami, 1930s.
The back of the card states that in 1933 at the Hialeah Race Course 69 flamingos were hatched for the first season. Also stated is that the year of this postcard 100 were hatched. unfortunately, this postcard has no year[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s #Florida Postcard Monday: A view of the Citrus Tower from the groves.
This postcard didn’t have a postmark, but is likely from around 1970.The Citrus Tower is still there and you can plan a visit by visiting their website:https://citrustower.com They are located here:141 S. Hwy 27, Clermont, 34711Here’s their telephone number:(352) 394-4061[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In 1969 the Panama City Auditorium opened. This card commemorated the opening. Forty four years later the auditorium is now called the Marina Civic Center. The building is basically the same and the plane is in the same place. Sadly,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is part of a larger fold-out package of Lake Wales images. There’s an address written of some where in Pennsylvania as if to mail, but no postmark exists on the package. This postcard is part of the Swampy’s Florida[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s #Florida Postcard Saturday: Horse Shoes in St. Petersburg!
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This postcard of Downtown St. Petersburg was mailed on January 19th, 1948 to Miss Elva Ulrich, 175 Clinton North, Rochester, New York. The card states that the sender had been in the hospital and hopes to see the card receiver[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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Swampy’s Postcard Thursday: The Burt Reynolds Theater, Jupiter.
Actor, Burt Reynolds built this theater in Jupiter and opened in 1979. It was just north of Riviera Beach where he grew up and his father was a municipal police officer. The theater was very successful at first and Reynolds[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s #Florida Matchbooks: Ringside Bar, Miami, 1952.
Below is the front and back of the matchbook. The backside has a list of boxing champions. Digging into this location, I can’t find when this closed, but it did. Currently it’s shuttered and looks like this: This matchbook,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s #Florida Postcard – Spring Side Motel, Ocala, 1950s.
Here is the Spring Side Motel in Ocala on Silver Springs Boulevard in the 1950s. The postcard declares a Free T.V. in every room, 28 units and 100% air conditioned. Here’s what the motel looked like in 2007: The motel[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…