This photo is from ‘Florida’ by Bern Keating. You can get your copy of this 1972 photo journal of Florida by clicking here or below.
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Here come the legends of auto racing! An early Daytona 500. The year is not mentioned in the book this photo is from. Feel free to post it below in the comments area. This photo is from ‘The Daytona 500’[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here, being constructed, is a dream of promoter Dave Davis. Davis Island in Tampa became home to some of the best of homes in the area. It started during the Florida Boom in the 1920s and sank during the crash.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The West Pasco County Historical Society posted his very interesting photograph on their Facebook page.
Swampy’s Sunday Services: St Peter Catholic Church, DeLand
Here is the earlier Swampy’s post with recent photos of the church. Click here to learn more about the St Peter Catholic Church click here to plan a visit. This photo is from ‘Cross & Crozier: The History of the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Sledding in southern Pasco County. This photo is from ‘Going, Going– Almost Gone: Lutz-Land O’ Lakes Pioneers Share Their Precious Memories’ by Elizabeth Riegler Macmanus and Susan MacMauns, page 116.
The oranges are being picked and soon to hit the shelves!
Swampy’s Sunday Services: St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Palm Bay.
Back when Palm Bay was known as Tillman, Benedictine Father Gabriel Ruppert had his parishoners build the church above in 1914. It’s built of cypress with a tin roof. It still stands today and can be found at 1425 Miller[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This photo is from ‘Florida’ by Bern Keating.You can get your copy of this 1972 photo journal of Florida by clicking here or below.
Swampy’s Sunday Services: Baptist Church, Orlando, 1910.
This postcard was mailed February 28th, 1910 from Orlando to Mr. Harold Cady in Bellows Falls in Vermont.
Swampy’s Postcard Thursday: Gasparilla Parade, Tampa.
Looks like a different kind of stret repair than we se these days. Instead of dozens of miles of road construction this block of repair of the street car line along Main Street in Downtown Jacksonville in the 1880s. This[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…