This is the overflow from the inside of the structure to the right in Waterfront Park in St Petersburg. This is the St. PEtersburg Chess-Checker-Domino Club busy at work in the 1920s. Isn’t it interesting that we don’t see groups[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Sheraton Hotel, now called B Ocean Resort, is still along the ocean in Fort Lauderdale, but The Venetian Room is gone. One room still at the Sheraton that was there at the time of this postcard is The Wreck[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Trilby, Zuber and Alva pick a few peaches for lots of eating later. You can learn more about Eat a Peach Day by clicking here: https://anydayguide.com/calendar/2376 . . . #EataPeachDay #NationalEatAPeachDay #Peach #Peaches #Happy #Celebrate #CElebration #DAilyCartoon #Cartoon #Florida Save[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s the Memorial Pier and Yacht Basin in Bradenton. This postcard isn’t post marked and I’d have to guess that it’s from the 1970s. This postcard is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection……..#BRadenton #Pier #Boating #FloridaBoating #Yacht #FloridaYacht #Postcards #Floridana[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s, what was once known as, the Tourist Church in Daytona Beach. It was built in 1929 and still exists today. Now the structure is home to the Seabreeze United Church of Christ. Back at the time the building was[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s the Atlantic Coast Line railroad station in Altamonte Springs in the mid-1920s. I initially posted this 11 years ago before I was adding sources, but likely the Schofner Altamote Springs history book. . . . . . #Florida #AltamonteSprings
Today is Relaxation Day and what better way to do that than to hike one of the hundreds and hundreds of miles of trails in our great state? The best way to do that is to become part of an[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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It’s a Women’s Society luncheon at the College Heights United Methodist Church in Lakeland in the 1950s. This photo is from the book ‘On the Wings of Faith A History of College Heights United Methodist Church, Lakeland Florida – 1912-1987‘[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Happy Play in the Sand Day! Get out and enjoy any of the 1,350 miles of coastline around our great state! A bit about Play in the Sand Day: http://sciencelens.co.nz/2012/08/11/play-in-the-sand-day/ . . . . #Florida #Happy #Celebrate #Celebration #DailyCartoon #Celebrate[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here are the railroad tracks and railroad park in Winter Haven in 1912. The depot is just off the photo. To the upper left is the ‘Pastime Pool Room’. This photo is from ‘Yesterday’s Polk County’ by Louise Frisbie.You can[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This colorful Bok Tower postcard is a rare one with the flamingo featured with the carillon. This was mailed December 25th, 1947 from Mother to Mrs Howard Heteisimer in Milton, Indiana. Click here to go to my Bok Tower page[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…