Swampy’s Tuesday’s Ads: Miami’s Musa Isle
on September 6, 2011
at 2:36 am
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Swampy’s Matches: Flamingo Court, Orlando.
on September 1, 2011
at 1:19 am
This matchbook is for the Flamingo Court Motel. It once stood right beside the Orlando Motor Lodge, the matchbook of which was featured last week. Both hotels were demolished to have another medical office building built in the area.
Swampy’s Tuesday’s Ads: King Arthur’s Inn in Tampa
on August 30, 2011
at 2:01 am
This brochure of the King Arthur Inn, that was in Tampa, actually has a fold out cover. After you open the flaps in the front you see the interior below. Below that is the flip side. The hotel is now[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Matches: Orlando Motor Lodge
on August 25, 2011
at 1:28 am
Next week is a matchbook from the hotel right next door to the Motor Lodge. Next door to the hotel was the White Turkey Restaurant owned by Champ Williams. This was also the hotel with the tall diving board that[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Postcard Wednesday: The inside of the Roosevelt Hotel in Jacksonville
on August 24, 2011
at 12:21 pm
Here’s The Patio Grill in The Roosevelt Hotel in downtown Jacksonville. The postcard was written on and with a stamp, but the postmark was made on the edge of the card. So no date of the card can be seen.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Matches: San Carlos Hotel, Pensacola
on July 28, 2011
at 1:05 am
The San Carlos Hotel (also know as ‘The Gray Lady of Palafox’, in that the structure sat on Palafox Street) opened in 1910 and thrived for many decades. As with many multi-story hotels of the later 1800s & early 1900s[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Tuesday’s Ads: Tiki Gardens, Indian Rocks Beach
on June 28, 2011
at 12:14 pm
This was quite a place at it’s time. Tiki Gardens is now gone and now is a parking lot for beach goers at Indian Rocks Beach.
Swampy’s Postcard Wednesday: Fairyland, Tampa
on June 22, 2011
at 1:26 am
Fairyland was an attraction in Tampa that included the Little Fairy Queen that cruised the Hillsborough River. Fairyland was part of Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo, which still exists today. Click here to learn more about Fairyland.
Postcard Wednesday: Fort Walton Beach – The Gulfarium
on June 8, 2011
at 12:03 pm
It’s the Gulfarium in Fort Walton Beach and it’s still there! Click here to learn more about Gulfarium and to plan a trip. There’s no date on the card, but I would say this is from around 1960. Here’s[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s #Florida Matchbooks: West Flagler Kennel Club, Miami
on June 2, 2011
at 10:23 am
Here’s a matchbook of what was named the West Flagler Kennel Club. It’s still there, but now named the “Magic City Casino”. Seems this is from the 1940s. Please add to the comments if you might have a better estimate[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Postcard Wednesday: Holly Hill – The Riviera
on April 27, 2011
at 1:01 am
The Riviera was a grand hotel along the Halifax River in Volusia County for many years. It still stands, without the large letters on top, as a retirement home. There are a number of changes, such a as a large[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Thie Friday come get Swampy’s 1st Coloring Book!
on March 29, 2011
at 12:17 pm
This Friday, April, 1st, is the debut of the new Swampy’s Florida: Lakeland coloring book at The General Store as part of Downtown Lakeland’s First Friday event. The coloring book has lots to color and learn about Lakeland’s history and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…