Swampy’ Matches: Webb’s City, St. Petersburg
on October 27, 2011
at 12:24 pm
Here’s the block wide Webb’s City that used to grace St. Petersburg! Click here to learn more about Webb’s City.
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Swampy’s Matches: Hackney’s Lobster Place, Miami Beach
on October 13, 2011
at 12:19 pm
One of the best known restaurants on the boardwalk in Atlantic City, New Jersey, Hackey’s Restaurnat expanded to Miami Beach. Hackney’s in Atlantic City closed in the early 1980s. Don’t know when the one in Miami Beach closed or about[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Matches: Berney’s Restaurant, Jacksonville
on October 6, 2011
at 11:57 pm
Swampy’s Matches: Eat at Jenks, Hotel Andrew Jackson, Jacksonville
on September 8, 2011
at 9:34 am
I know the Hotel Andrew Jackson is no longer with us, but not sure if the building is gone, too. Eat at Jenks was part of the hotel. W.T. Grant department store was also part of the building. Please add[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Matchbook: Rubin’s Restaurant, Tampa
on June 16, 2011
at 10:53 am
Here’s a matchbook from Rubin’s Restaurant in Tampa. The artwork would indicate this is from the early 1930s. A check of the address reveals that the location of the restaurant is now a parking lot.
Swampy’s Matchbooks: Crestview – Burkett’s Restaurant
on June 9, 2011
at 10:09 am
If only Burkett’s was open, I’d enjoy life more! Don’t know much about Burkett’s. Please feel free to write about it in the comment area.
Swampy’s Matchbook Game: Farrell’s Ice Cream
on May 12, 2011
at 12:46 am
Today begins Thursday posts about match books from Florida. The first one being quasi-Florida. The Farrell’s Ice Cream Parlours were only in a select location around the state, like Tampa, Altamonte Springs, etc. They came in the mid-70s and were[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Postcard Wednesday – Jacksonville – Hotel Roosevelt
on March 9, 2011
at 1:44 pm
Here we see fun and frolic at the Patio Grill in the Hotel Roosevelt in Jacksonville. The back of the card notes that the Grill is air-conditioned and there are 3 shows each evening. Oh, and no cover charge! There[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Collectibles: A Lake Alfred Esco’s menu.
on January 29, 2011
at 12:30 pm
This is only 4″ tall and folds in the middle. I think I know where this building is in Lake Alfred. I believe it’s under the flyover of U.S. 27. Please feel free to add any information or memories of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Postcard Wednesday: Orlando – Parliament House
on September 1, 2010
at 8:01 am
News this week came that The Parliament House in Orlando is facing foreclosure. Above is a postcard for it from the 1960s, not long after it opened. The Baron of Beef restaurant was a premiere place for a steak in[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This card is postmarked from 1944. As much as I’ve learned of Zissen’s over the years, it was quite the watering hole in the Miami area. It claimed to have a longer bar than any other in 44 states. Celebrities[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy joined fans of the television program, ‘I Dream of Jeannie’ in Cocoa Beach Saturday for the annual “Jeannie Day”. The event was held at the old Mousetrap watering hole, now a ‘Durango Steakhouse’. The series took place in Cocoa[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…