This 1888 photograph of the Indian River shore shows the coquina rock that lies beneath to many of us. This photo is from ‘Victorian Florida: America’s Last Frontier’ by Floyd and Marion Rinhart. You can purchase a copy by clicking[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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This was a standard scene all over Florida prior to 1948 when new Governor Fuller Warren went about getting fences up to corral the cattle. This scene is along what would become Kennedy Boulevard in Tampa. This photo is from[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s the 1930s and bananas are being loaded for a trans-shipment. This photo is from ‘Florida – A Guide to the Southernmost State’. If you would like to purchase a copy of this book, click here or below. https://amzn.to/2Wn905z
Swampy’s #Florida Postcards: Miami Beach at dusk!
This is Miami Beach. To the left is the Algiers Hotel that st Between 25th and 26th street on Collins Avenue. The Algiers facade was designed, as many structures were in Miami Beach, by Morris Lapidus. The architect of the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Bill Sparks found that tying a 500 pound jewfish to the front of his car, adding cow horns and painting spots on the fish garnered a ton of public attention to his tackle store in Punta Gorda in 1937. This[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
$15 for a lot! and they “Invite Investigation”! “Hamilton Heights is only 11 days old and over 600 lots have been sold. This is positive proof that it is an exceptional buy.” How easily people with money were conned into[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s #Florida Postcards: The Hair Design Salon in Coral Gables, 1940s.
It’s the Hair Design Studio in Coral Gables! This is where a “M. Josef”, as stated on the back of the postcard, is the “Master of the Art of Beauty” and will “Unmask the beauty that is yours”. Can’t beat[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
At the wheel of his delivery truck is B.B. Hawkins, the first distributor of Coca Cola in Fort Myers. Apparently he also sold Cherokee Ginger Ale. The child sitting beside him is his son, who took over after B.B.’s death. […]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s #Florida Ads Today: Howard Johnson’s, Sarasota Journal, 1980.
Howard Johnson’s restaurants are long gone, but the hotels live on! The restaurant buildings can be found all over the state. The orange and teal still on some. Here’s an advertisement from today, March 4th, 1980, that was in the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This advertisement is from the Daytona Beach Morning Journal, February 25th, 1956.
Do you have memories of Farm Stores? Place yours in the comments! Farm Stores is another Florida born and raised company and still with us today. Since 1957 Farm Stores was known for the large spotted cow that was always[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s #Florida Ads: February 11th, 1969 – Beef Sale! in Fort Walton Beach.
This ad is from February 11th, 1969 for Miracle Strip Freezer Meats in Fort Walton Beach. The advertisement appeared in the Playground Daily News. Miracle Strip Freezer Meats was, at one time, on Miracle Strip Boulevard, which is the street[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…